Quick Parenting Tip Tuesday!
๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ค ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ! ๐ก โฃ
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Parents, when complimenting your childโฆ get your โbutโ out of the way!โฃ
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You probably think weโre crazy ๐คช but just let us explain:โฃ
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๐ช๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐, ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ โ๐๐ฎ๐ญโ, ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ญ. โฃ
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The child will focus on the last part of the sentence, and all the good you stated before will be forgotten. Yes, there are times we need to politely critique them – just donโt do that during a compliment. ๐โฃ
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If you have to give constructive criticism, use the Sandwich Method, where you lead with something positive, followed by your constructive criticism, then followed by something else thatโs positive or reiterating the initial positive statement. โฃ
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There are plenty of ways to critique or improve our children, but sometimes, itโs better to give a true compliment!โฃ
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What was the last thing you complimented your child on?๐
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