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Messages for encouraging kids

MumKim by MumKim Young Parent(September 2006) (rank 15th)

(whoops - just meant to add a link but accidenly republished was originally published 22 September  2006)

I have an old photocopied handout - author unknown that I really love. It is called 100 Messages for Encouraging Kids.
It gets boring saying the same thing all the

time so I used to give it out to give people some other ideas on ways to praise a child. I won't type them all out but here are a few of my favourites

  1. Tremendous!
  2. Your on the right track now!
  3. You did a lot of work today
  4. Now you have the hang of it!
  5. Superb!
  6. Thats great!
  7. I knew you could do it!
  8. You really make my job fun!
  9. Keep on trying
  10. You've figured it out fast!
  11. Great work!
  12. Great remembering!
  13. That's first class work!
  14. Good Thinking!
  15. You must have been practicing!
  16. You did that really well!

And some suggestions for when the child makes an error

  1. Have another go
  2. Good try
  3. Nearly right
  4. Your getting closer all the time
  5. I liked the way you tried to do that!
  6. Your almost there, keep trying!
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exquisite-flower
January 2008 | exquisite-flower
Re: Messages for encouraging kids

We are soppy in our home.  I leave notes in E's lunchbox, and if for some reason she doesnt get one she tells me about it at the end of the day

"I didn't have a note in my lunchbox today Mummy."
"Oh darl, I am sorry.  Shall I..."
"It is ok mama, you can do it tomorrow instead"

She is so forgiving and volunteers me for much!!!
Peace
EF.x 



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ssedgar
5.00 (Excellent) | December 2006 | ssedgar
well done
it is sometimes hard to think of new ways to praise our children rather than just saying good job or well done all the time, i will have to keep these in mind


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JadieLady
5.00 (Excellent) | October 2006 | JadieLady
superb!
Thats a great list, i am going to incoporate those into my everyday speech :)


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dolphins30
5.00 (Excellent) | October 2006 | dolphins30
Great idea
I got told by miss3's kindy when she first started there to say all those things. It does help to encourage the child and give more confidence


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michellei
4.50 (Excellent) | September 2006 | michellei
Messages for encouraging kids
Fan-fairy-tastic!!

I needed some new sayings too, thanks for the list.


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angelmum
5.00 (Excellent) | September 2006 | angelmum
Thanks

Great list, I'm one of those mums that says the same old thing, Im sure they get sick of my saying Fabulous, mind you I'm a bit better when they can't do something, so I better work on my Fabulous list!!



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mcm
5.00 (Excellent) | September 2006 | mcm
Great job!
Great job!
Well done!
Thankyou! I have this list somewhere too - i did have it on the fridge but must have isplaced it. So thanks for that.


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