A kind word goes a long way

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and Make a Difference in the Life of a Young Person

Encouragement and praise helps parents and teachers to be more positive, promote cooperation and reduces conflict. The first step in learning to positively support your child or student’s behavior is to learn to encourage the behavior you want to see. Supporting your child or student’s behavior involves encouragement and praise. Here are 15 ways to positively recognize youth:

15 Ways to Positively Encourage and Recognize Youth

Make eye contact and say “Good Morning” or “Hello”
Ask them how they are doing
Make time for them each day
Ask them to share their opinions with you
Listen to what they have to say
Catch them doing something positive and acknowledge them for it
Say “Thank You”
Hang up their school work and/or awards
Tell them that you’re proud of them
Acknowledge them for trying something new
Remind them of their strengths
Remind them of past successes
Acknowledge individual progress and improvement
Let them know that you are thinking about them when you can’t be with them
Give praise in a way that’s comfortable for you. Sample praise statements: “I like the way you…” “You did a nice job…” “Thank you for…” “I appreciate it when you…” “I’m very proud of you for…” “You have improved in…”