Words of Encouragement and Praise

PARENTING

1. Suggest your synonyms for the adjectives

affectionate, nagging, reassuring, considerate, sympathetic, sensible, aggressive, self-restrained, tolerant, consistent, just, indulging, inconsistent, pampering, fussy, harsh, bulling, repressing, restraining, tough, moralizing.

Build negative adjectives

Consistent

Personal

Sensitive

Approving

Just

Love

Fair

Patient

Tolerant

Sensible

Reasonable

Wise

Compromising

Kind

Replace the phrases in bold with their synonyms from section 1.

1. All of these expensive toys are presents from his willing to allow someone, especially a child, to do or have whatever they want, even if this is not good for them grandparents.
2. She spent her childhood as the looked after very kindly, getting everything daughter of a wealthy family.
3. She's a very showing in a gentle way that you love someone and care about them child.
4. Alarmingly, the character and quality of these early childhood programs is very changing too often from good to bad.
5. Kids who play violent video games are much more behaving in an angry, threatening way, as if you want to fight or attack someone than those who don't.
6. Brian and I didn't talk, but occasionally gave one another a making you feel less worried or frightened pat.
7. Luckily, my parents were allowing do, say, or believe what they want without criticizing or punishing of my choice of music.
8. I sound like a always complaining father.

Complete a poem on parenting with the words from the box.

IF A CHILD…

If a child lives with criticism, he learns to condemn.
If a child lives with……………, he learns to fight.
If a child lives with……………, he learns to be shy.
If a child lives with……………, he learns to be apprehensive.
If a child lives with……………, he learns to feel guilty.
If a child lives with……………., he learns to be patient.
If a child lives with …………….., he learns to be confident.
If a child lives with…………….., he learns to love.
If a child lives with……………, he learns it is good to have a goal.
If a child lives with ……………., he learns what truth is.
If a child lives with…………….., he learns justice.
If a child lives with………………, he learns to have faith in himself and those about him.
If a child lives with……………, he learns the world is a nice place in which to live to love and be loved.

(Anonymous)

Ridicule shame encouragement recognition fairness friendliness security honesty acceptance tolerance fear hostility  

Words of Encouragement and Praise

Children thrive on positive attention. Children need to feel loved and appreciated. Most parents find that it is easier to provide negative feedback rather than positive feedback. By selecting and using some of the phrases below on a daily basis with your child, you will find that he will start paying more attention to you and will try harder to please.

Yes Good Fine Very good Very fine Excellent Marvelous At-a-boy Right That’s right Correct Wonderful I like the way you do that I’m pleased with (proud of) you That’s good Wow Oh boy Very nice Good work Great going Good for you That’s the way Much better O.K. You’re doing better That’s perfect Good idea What a cleaver idea That’s it Good job Great job controlling yourself

I like the way you ______ I noticed that you ____ Keep it up

I had fun ______ with you You are improving at ______ more and more

You showed a lot of responsibility when you ______ Way to go

I appreciate the way you ______ You are great at that You're the best

Good remembering That’s beautiful I like your______

I like the way you ______ with out having to be asked (reminded)

I’m sure glad you are my son/daughter Now you’ve got it I love you

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