Praise the child should be as little as possible

Many child psychologists advise young parents often praise their children, to strengthen their self-confidence and the desire to develop. But some experts believe that in this way fathers and mothers to their offspring cause more harm than good.

The more you tell a child, "well done, I'm proud of you" because of any nonsense like toys cleaned or washed the plates, the greater the harm caused to his psyche. This sure is one of the leading British psychologist Dr. Stephen Grosts. He also believes that such praise the child Like "you're so smart" or "you're a real artist" and may adversely affect its performance in school. Experts call these empty phrases of praise, make children unhappy in the future. After all, on the basis of such compliments of children born of expectations that fail to materialize.

Dr. Grosts encourages dads and moms to waste praise the child   much less frequently, but be sure to reward your child for these achievements, when he really worked very hard and a lot. This is the conclusion he came to after 25 years of dealing with parents and children, watching how a child's mind, and the challenges faced by most kids.

"Empty praise as bad for the psyche of the child, as well as unfair criticism - said Dr. Grosts. - Such compliments temporarily inflate the self-esteem of the child, but it's a long time is not saved. Sooner or later, the child understands that it was not as good as it is presented his parents. What is frustrating. Especially hard in school, alongside other, more savvy and developed peers. Recently, scientists at Columbia University found that received the highest number of compliments at home kids at school have learned the worst. This is directly related. " (READ MORE)

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