http://www.openeducation.net/2008/10/02/brain-research-confirms-importance-of-praise-for-young-children/ Free Education for All Fri, 13 May 2011 00:38:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://www.openeducation.net/2008/10/02/brain-research-confirms-importance-of-praise-for-young-children/#comment-8552 prof. W. Falkowski, Polish University Abroad Tue, 11 May 2010 22:58:23 +0000 http://www.openeducation.net/?p=312#comment-8552 Findings of research is nteresting and important. Praise is often equated for the child as love.There are various forms of praise: eg. conditional ("It is wonderful, you tidied the room" ...kis, kis". Child enters into her/his brain computer "Mumy loves me (only, only?) because I am a good. Alternative form of praise: "I am back" (hug/kis). "Oh I see you tided the room, it looks good". Another sort of praise "I am glad John got full marks and got first place, with a bit of more attention to your study you would have easily you would have easily got the first place" = Mother/father/parents will love me (only?) if I do better (perhaps I am no good? or good enough?) Often such issues were of impotance in psychotherapy with my individual/group patients Findings of research is nteresting and important.
Praise is often equated for the child as love.There are various forms of praise: eg. conditional (“It is wonderful, you tidied the room” …kis, kis”. Child enters into her/his brain computer “Mumy loves me (only, only?) because I am a good.
Alternative form of praise: “I am back” (hug/kis). “Oh I see you tided the room, it looks good”.
Another sort of praise “I am glad John got full marks and got first place, with a bit of more attention to your study you would have easily you would have easily got the first place” = Mother/father/parents will love me (only?) if I do better (perhaps I am no good? or good enough?)
Often such issues were of impotance in psychotherapy with my individual/group patients

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