Quick Guide: Compliments that Empower

Kids are often praised for their accomplishments and cooperation with us, but we all know kids are more than what they do. One way we can help them to create that I-love-myself-all-the-way-down-to-my-bones feeling is by letting them know we enjoy them just because they are uniquely *them*. Not because they’re being particularly obedient, racking up the trophies, or even because they’re especially cute…but just because they are themselves. And there’s no one else in the world like them.