Posted on 26 August 2010. Tags: bad behaviour, Encouragement, kids, manners, pagatim.fm, parenting, parenting unplugged radio, Praise
I was reading a post by Lucas Uren, and I am hoping it was a cut and paste, because while some of the notes did resonate, the last one blew my mind! It is the worst thing you can do for a child.
“Take note of when your kids are behaving well and give them lots of encouragement and praise when they are well behaved. Kids love to be praised and they will soon become addicted to it. So, always give praise when it is due.”
Oh my God! This is HORRIBLE! Don’t get them addicted to that. Then they start doing things for praise rather than because it is the right thing to do. They will search out praise in work, relationships, in everything. They won’t have a spine and will be crushed when they don’t get praise. If you want to treat your children this way, get a damn Dog. They love praise.
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Posted on 12 April 2010. Tags: anger, Encouragement, Infant Massage, Mansfield Moment, Parenting Teens, singeldadbrad, spanking, The Booby song
How was your spring break? Was it really a vacation for you with the kids in tow? Todd and Laura are back after their long break. They share their good and bad moments, Todd seemed to have more bad/learning/ teaching moments. Luckily it was good that Todd was willing to be the student and not the teacher.
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Posted on 22 January 2010. Tags: ADD, Alphabetical Work sheets, Being happy as a mom, Being late, Blues for Haiti, Book Reading, Boy losing Nintendo, Cats in the Cradle, Cleaning up, Connection time, Dads Only, Dads Unplugged, Defining the soccer field, Don’t say anything, Dr. Jane Nelson, Encouragement, Family Meetings, Glenda Montgomery, Harry Chapin, Leapfrogs, Magic Treehouse Books, Milagros Boutique, OCD, positive discipline, Positiveparentingpdx.com, Praise, Punishment for bad words, Saying bad words, Setting boundaries, Shut up, SW Charter School, SW Parent Child Collective, Teens, The Refectory, Tweens, village moment, Words are toys
10 minutes with your kids can make both of you smarter. How do parents shut it down at night? How do they turn off work? Sometimes the best way to handle your kids is by saying nothing at all. Can you do it?
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Posted on 18 January 2010. Tags: Community, Community Service, Dr. Martin Luther King, Encouragement, Giving Back, Listening, Mansfield Moment, Postive Discipline, Praise, SingleDadBrad.com
On Dr. Martin Luther King’s holiday people can show their respect by doing these simple things. Laura proved to be the best Mother Chipmunk ever at OMSI this weekend and Connor found a place where his passion for rocks could be explored. Plus, “listening” to our kids last week proved to be tough but educational. This week Single Dad Brad tells us we have to encourage rather than praise them. Find out the difference on the show.
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