This study is new but it only confirms what we knew long ago. Many parents over-praise their kids activities to the detriment of the child’s self-esteem.
Across playgrounds, schoolyards and classrooms, it is common to hear well-intentioned parents, caregivers and teachers heap high praise on children — particularly those with low self-esteem.
But a new study suggests that when adults shower children with compliments to try to boost their self-esteem, it has the opposite effect, sending the message that they must continue to meet very high standards and discouraging them from taking on new, confidence-boosting challenges, lest they fail.
Read Catherine Pearson’s entire post, published on the Huffington Post HERE.
If your child thinks he should be “killing it” at school but is actually getting “killed” academically, or if you are a student who can’t figure out why you aren’t doing better…
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