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Raise Your Kids Right: What to Say Instead of Praising

7/30/10 6:47am by Dr Laura Markham
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"What kids do need is unconditional support, love with no strings attached. That’s not just different from praise –- it’s the opposite of praise. "Good job!" is conditional. It means we’re offering attention and acknowledgment and approval for jumping through our hoops, for doing things that please us." -- Alfie Kohn  Read more >

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Laura Markham
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July 2010
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I'm trained as a clinical psychologist--but I'm also a mom with two teenagers, so I know how hard parenting is. You can find me online at Aha! Parenting.com, on Facebook, or on Twitter (@DrLauraMarkham). My book, Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling & Start Connecting, will be published by Perigee-Penguin in December.

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