April 30, 2009
What separates children who do good in school and those who don’t? Aside from disparities in the results of IQ exams, a more important component should be examined: whether a child is amply noticed and rewarded. Rewards don’t really have to come in the form of material things. Praise is the most powerful form of reward system for children.
When someone gives praise, it means that the giver of the praise has been paying attention and appreciates completely what the other person has done. Children crave this attention because they need to know whether they are doing something correctly. Later in life, the social recognition would come from other people as well.
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