Sharing The Best Resources & Tools

CAROLE AND NADIM SAAD, CO-FOUNDERS OF BEST OF PARENTING

As the parents of three children, struggling like so many others to find a balanced and effective parenting style, we turned away from all the parenting fads and studied the hard scientific evidence on what really works. The techniques we learnt were so life changing, yet so straightforward, that we made it our mission to convert them into powerful step by step tools and make them available to parents world over. Read more about the philosophy behind Best of Parenting.

Sharing The Best Resources & Tools

CAROLE AND NADIM SAAD, CO-FOUNDERS OF BEST OF PARENTING

As the parents of three children, struggling like so many others to find a balanced and effective parenting style, we turned away from all the parenting fads and studied the hard scientific evidence on what really works. The techniques we learnt were so life changing, yet so straightforward, that we made it our mission to convert them into powerful step by step tools and make them available to parents world over. Read more about the philosophy behind Best of Parenting.

The negative implications of over-praising children

January 29th, 2015 | 3 to 6 years | Video | Confidence and self-esteem |

Have you been encouraged to believe that parents should praise their children as often as possible in order to build their self esteem? If so you are not in a minority, not only is it natural to be delighted and proud of our children’s achievements, but we also want to encourage them to appreciate their own abilities so that they will repeat them. And in showing our love for our children through praising them, we also want them to share this generosity of spirit with others.

It may therefore, surprise you to learn that recent studies have found that children who are frequently rewarded or praised are actually less likely to be motivated to become generous towards others. This short video from renowned author and psychologist Alfe Kohn explains that this is because the ‘intrinsic motivation’ for helping others fades when children become used to being praised for their actions. In other words, if there’s no one around to praise our children, what’s the point of sharing, being generous or even empathic?

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The negative implications of over-praising children

January 29th, 2015 | 3 to 6 years | Confidence and self-esteem |

Have you been encouraged to believe that parents should praise their children as often as possible in order to build their self esteem? If so you are not in a minority, not only is it natural to be delighted and proud of our children’s achievements, but we also want to encourage them to appreciate their own abilities so that they will repeat them. And in showing our love for our children through praising them, we also want them to share this generosity of spirit with others.

It may therefore, surprise you to learn that recent studies have found that children who are frequently rewarded or praised are actually less likely to be motivated to become generous towards others. This short video from renowned author and psychologist Alfe Kohn explains that this is because the ‘intrinsic motivation’ for helping others fades when children become used to being praised for their actions. In other words, if there’s no one around to praise our children, what’s the point of sharing, being generous or even empathic?

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The negative implications of over-praising children

January 29th, 2015 | 3 to 6 years | Video | Confidence and self-esteem |

Have you been encouraged to believe that parents should praise their children as often as possible in order to build their self esteem? If so you are not in a minority, not only is it natural to be delighted and proud of our children’s achievements, but we also want to encourage them to appreciate their own abilities so that they will repeat them. And in showing our love for our children through praising them, we also want them to share this generosity of spirit with others.

It may therefore, surprise you to learn that recent studies have found that children who are frequently rewarded or praised are actually less likely to be motivated to become generous towards others. This short video from renowned author and psychologist Alfe Kohn explains that this is because the ‘intrinsic motivation’ for helping others fades when children become used to being praised for their actions. In other words, if there’s no one around to praise our children, what’s the point of sharing, being generous or even empathic?

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