Praise & encouragement · 6 free tools
Notice What's Working
Recognize effort, choices, and progress with words your child can believe.
Praise & encouragement
Prepare your praise, then choose what to say.
Before you speak
What did you notice?
Find a specific action.
Check your intention
Keep praise honest and leave room for their response.
Put it into words
Make it concrete
Name the action, process, or experience.
Share a warm moment
Say what you appreciated without creating an obligation.
Explore what mattered
Help your child notice their own choices.
Choose a tool that fits this moment. You can use one tool on its own; the map is not a sequence you need to complete.
Choose a tool on the map
Start with the help you need.
I want to encourage my child without adding pressure.
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