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Originally Posted by Mr. Kotter
Heh. Me too. 
Except there are times when I think I'm way too nice to my kids. Hopefully, I'm finding a reasonable middle ground. All I know is they hear plenty about the importance of goals, hardwork, and not expecting things to be handed to them.....about EARNING their self-esteem. OTOH, I don't want to be a nagging Nazi about it. So it's a balancing act to be sure. |
My wife and I give them plenty of praise. AFTER they earn it. We don't gratuitously tell our kids they're smart, or that they're doing well if they aren't. On the other hand we let them know that we will love them even if they don't succeed.