Parents do a lot in hopes of ensuring their kids’ futures — sign them up for extracurricular activities, save for college — but what if the way to ensure that they become well-adjusted, successful adults is to compliment them?
“This is not just a tool or a gizmo,” says Sharon Long, lead trainer for the Nurturing the Families of Arkansas program through the University of Arkansas School of Social Work, MidSouth Center for Prevention and Training. She says sincere, meaningful praise is essential to a child’s well-being.
See tomorrow’s Family section for advice on giving praise to kids.