We just squeezed in our Memorial Day picnic between thunderstorms here in South Florida.
Emerson, my four-year-old son ate a whole hot dog. And of course, we showered him with praise. I told him that he wasn't always going to receive praise just for finishing a hot dog.
He just looked at me.
I'm wondering. Should we stop showering little ones with praise for accomplishing the basics?
Or should we be offering one another more praise in adulthood?
Or is it fine the way it is? Maybe it's something that just goes with childhood. After all, my wife followed up my comment with "Yeah, and no one is going to wipe your butt for you either."
Too true. Too true.
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