http://notjustcute.com/2009/11/07/postive-guidance-tools-of-the-trade-encouragement-vs-judgment-and-praise/ Ideas that are more than just cute, for preschoolers who are much more than cute too. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:19:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://notjustcute.com/2009/11/07/postive-guidance-tools-of-the-trade-encouragement-vs-judgment-and-praise/#comment-5887 The Postive Guidance Tools of the Trade: Reinforcing and Ignoring | Not Just Cute Thu, 01 Sep 2011 05:29:56 +0000 http://notjustcute.com/?p=2019#comment-5887 [...] child’s sense of self-control, intrinsic motivation, or long-term habits.  As I mentioned in last week’s positive guidance post, external motivation may also come in the form of praise.  Now, while I am not saying that these [...] [...] child’s sense of self-control, intrinsic motivation, or long-term habits.  As I mentioned in last week’s positive guidance post, external motivation may also come in the form of praise.  Now, while I am not saying that these [...]

]]> http://notjustcute.com/2009/11/07/postive-guidance-tools-of-the-trade-encouragement-vs-judgment-and-praise/#comment-364 notjustcute Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:33:30 +0000 http://notjustcute.com/?p=2019#comment-364 I am so happy to help, Louise! Feel free to use the post as a newsletter! I only ask that you cite Amanda Morgan, www.notjustcute.com......and that you revel for a moment in the fact that you live in a place I have dreamed of visiting since childhood! Good luck with a new school year! I am so happy to help, Louise! Feel free to use the post as a newsletter! I only ask that you cite Amanda Morgan, http://www.notjustcute.com……and that you revel for a moment in the fact that you live in a place I have dreamed of visiting since childhood! Good luck with a new school year!

]]> http://notjustcute.com/2009/11/07/postive-guidance-tools-of-the-trade-encouragement-vs-judgment-and-praise/#comment-363 Louise Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:46:56 +0000 http://notjustcute.com/?p=2019#comment-363 I am so grateful to you for this post - I am in the midst of a slow process to wean my assistant off praise (And myself, at times, too, to be honest), but she is not really intellectually oriented so most of what I find to give her she doesn't really connect with - but this is perfect! the actual examples are so useful. Encouragement works to help to develop a child's intrinsic motivation, which is what we all want but many teachers and parents can't get past the sticker mentality of slapping a bit of praise onto a product, without actually listening to the child. I would love to use your post as a newsletter article for my parents, if that would be okay? I only discovered your blog 2 days ago and am really enjoying delving into it. Thanks Louise in Victoria, Australia. (we are on our summer holidays so our academic year starts at the end of January, which is why my blog is "resting" at present....) I am so grateful to you for this post – I am in the midst of a slow process to wean my assistant off praise (And myself, at times, too, to be honest), but she is not really intellectually oriented so most of what I find to give her she doesn’t really connect with – but this is perfect! the actual examples are so useful. Encouragement works to help to develop a child’s intrinsic motivation, which is what we all want but many teachers and parents can’t get past the sticker mentality of slapping a bit of praise onto a product, without actually listening to the child. I would love to use your post as a newsletter article for my parents, if that would be okay?
I only discovered your blog 2 days ago and am really enjoying delving into it.
Thanks
Louise in Victoria, Australia. (we are on our summer holidays so our academic year starts at the end of January, which is why my blog is “resting” at present….)

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