I'm going through the RMDK video training series right now at my church and loving it. This week's assignment was to tell my sons I am proud of them for specific traits. While this may seem easy at face value, even the way you give encouragement has a profound affect on your kids.
Here's a little article from FamilyEducation.com with some thoughts on how you can phrase your encouragement for maximum benefit:
So why are these so-called experts lining up (once again) to rain on your parenting parade?
For starters, because -- despite your best intentions -- you're telling your children that they are great because of what they do, not because of who they are.
And, because they are human beings, not human doings, our praise needs to reflect that.
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