How to Write Praise Awards to your Kids

If it seems you have to spend more time than you'd like focusing on your youngster's negative behavior, you can create your own praise awards to give you an opportunity to focus on the positive and encourage your child to exhibit those good behaviors even more. You don̵7;t have to offer bribes or reward him with expensive items; offer your child the gift of your praise and attention to show him how proud you are of all of his praise-worthy attributes and actions.

Instructions

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      Create an award template on the computer. You can use a standard template from a word processing program or create your own in a photo editing program with photos, clip art, decals and other designs in the background. Make the award a standard rectangular shape, or get a little creative and make a variety of different awards in shapes such as hearts, stars and diamonds. Leave a small area blank to fill in the reason for the award. Print off a few copies of the awards.

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      Watch your child at various times throughout the day, observing his interactions with siblings, peers and other adults, making a mental note of his cleanup efforts and good hygiene skills, for example. Spend time with him to observe these behaviors directly and to provide him with a role model to develop these behaviors further.

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      Keep track of things that stand out to use as praise-worthy behavior. Write these down if you're worried you might forget. Sneak away to fill in the blank area of one of the praise awards with the reason you are proud of her, such as "You made me very proud when I saw you [sharing your toys with your brother]." Alternatively, save up your notes and fill out an award when your child is at school or in bed so the award will come as a surprise.

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      Present the award to your child. You can call a special family meeting to present the award in front of everyone; this will give other family members an opportunity to praise your child for his good behavior, further reinforcing his good deed. Alternatively, set aside a special time to give him the reward privately, such as before or after bedtime stories.

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