Today we are going to discuss the importance of recognizing your child’s accomplishments.
What I mean by this is following. Improving behavior is a long process involving many, many steps.
It is very important that you recognize and pay attention to what your child does. You, as the parent, need to recognize improvements and give credit for them. You should acknowledge your child’s improvements and behavior.
This is a great way to encourage your child. Make your child realize that you are paying attention to him. Be certain that your child know that you appreciate his accomplishments. You can even praise your child for his accomplishments.
So for example, maybe your child has a problem with eating at the dinner table, but he is improving his behavior. Maybe he is sitting better. You should acknowledge this better behavior and say, “Today you sat very well at the table. I’m very proud of you. I’m really glad you did this today.”
When you acknowledge your child’s behavioral accomplishments many things occur. What happens is that you encourage him to go further. You encourage him and in turn it also builds your relationship with your child.
One thing that I always stress, and it is very important, you should compliment your child as much as possible. A general rule of thumb is to give your child at least four or five positive statements for every one criticism that you have given.
This will help you to show your child your affection. It will make your child feel better. It will encourage him along to the proper path. Most important, it will help him grow up to be a better child, a better teen, and a better adult.
Just remember, this is a process of growing up. Your child will not be perfect right away. He will not correct his behavior right away. But if you acknowledge your child’s accomplishments and you encourage him along the path, he will eventually get there.
