Now that we understand the importance of praise, we need to know how to praise most effectively.
1. Praise needs to be sincere and with a smile.
2. Praise needs to be specific (what exactly is good behavior?)
3. We need to use different praise phrases to keep it effective.
(Can you think of at least 10
different praise phrases?)
What would you think if we gave you 100!
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4. Praise doesn’t have to come from words
Hug
Tickle
Kiss
High five
Fist bump
Hold the child
Thumbs up
5.Finally, praise needs to be relevant to what the child does. As the difficulty of the task increases, the praise should become better and more sincere.
Say “good/not bad” when the child does well;
“Wow, that’s great!” and hug him when the child does well.