Praising, encouraging, and rewarding your child.

 

Are you facing challenges to get the best behavior from your child? Do you feel powerless in dealing with your child? Then continue reading to understand how praising, encouraging and rewarding your child will work wonders.

 

Key Takeaways

• When you praise children, you tell them you enjoy how they act.
• Praise is more effective when it explains the desired behavior.
• Encouragement is praise for effort, such as observing your child working hard.
• At any age, you can praise and encourage your child.
• Rewards enhance desired behavior, but you should use them sparingly.

 

How is praising your child helpful?

It's important to praise your child to show that you appreciate their actions or behavior. You can do this by saying, "Great job, kid," "Well done, dear," or "That's awesome, kiddo."

Praise builds your child's self-esteem and confidence.

You are teaching your youngster how to think and speak positively about themselves by utilizing praise. You're teaching your youngster how to recognize and appreciate their accomplishments.

You can praise children of various ages for a variety of reasons. You might compliment a younger child for sharing or leaving the park when requested. You might commend an adolescent for being home on time or starting schoolwork without being prompted.

When you give your child descriptive praise, you inform them precisely what you admire. 'I admire how you've found a place for everything in your room,' for example. This allows your youngster to realize precisely what they did successfully. It's more sincere than generic compliments like "You're a good boy."

 

Encouragement: commendation for effort

'You worked hard on that arithmetic homework - well done,' is an example of encouragement. Praise for effort can excite and encourage your youngster to work hard in the future.

You can also use positive reinforcement before your child performs anything. 'Show me how nicely you can put your toys away,' for example, or 'I know you're scared about the test, but you've studied well. Whatever happens, you've done your best.’

Some youngsters, mainly those less self-assured than others, require more support. Children are more likely to regard striving hard as good when praise is centered on effort. People who have this quality tend to keep going and stay optimistic even when things get tough.

 

What are the rewards?

A reward is offered because of excellent behavior. It's a method of expressing 'nicely done' when your youngster has done something nice or behaved nicely. It might be a delight, a surprise, or an added benefit. For example, you could let your child pick what's for dinner as a prize for keeping their room clean.

 

Changing behavior via praise, encouragement, and rewards

When praised or encouraged, children are more likely to continue the conduct. This means you can replace bad behavior with good behavior by praising and encouraging the person.

The first step is to watch for instances when your youngster acts well or makes an effort. When you see this, quickly call your child's attention and tell them precisely what you appreciated, such as, "Noor, I liked how you waited your turn to play with that toy." 'Well done,' or 'You're putting much effort into your practice. 'I think you'll do fantastic in the tryouts!'

At the start, you can praise whenever you notice the behavior or effort. You can reducePraise and encouragement might be reduced as frequency increases.

You can improve praise and encouragement with rewards. Children are more likely to repeat the actions for which they are praised or encouraged and also rewarded.

It is important not to overdo rewards. Suppose you are rewarding every now and then, you should reconsider the issue. Is there anything more or different you can do to encourage the desired behavior? Is the work or behavior too tricky for your child at the moment?

It is sometimes easier to recognize negative behaviors than positive behaviors. However, try to find instances when your child is acting positively and congratulate them. Your child will feel better, and concentrating on the positive will also make you feel better.

 

How can you use praises, encouragement, and giving rewards?

Use the following techniques to help your kid recognize when they have done well and to encourage good behavior:

 

·       Say something positive about your youngster. See if you can say something positive to your child every day. Small things you say might tremendously impact your child over time.

·       Look for nonverbal methods to encourage or appreciate your youngster. A thumbs up, grin, or high five may effectively express your appreciation for your child's behavior or efforts.

·       Surprise your youngster with a good-behavior incentive. 'Thanks for picking up the toys - let's go to the park to celebrate,' for example.

·   Look for little modifications and achievements. Rather than waiting for your child to accomplish something precisely before complimenting them, strive to appreciate any attempt or improvement.

·       Praise more than you criticize. A good thumb rule is to offer five positive comments for every negative one.

·       Praise your youngster for their abilities and encourage them to be enthusiastic about their hobbies. This will assist your youngster in gaining pride and self-confidence.

·   Make your compliments relevant to the behavior. Your youngster may not trust your praise if it is excessive.

·       It would help if you used praise and prizes in age-appropriate ways. Teenagers, for example, may not want to be publicly acknowledged for their work, whereas toddlers may like being singled out for praise.

 Good luck to you.