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January 20, 2018 · 33 Comments

50 Ways to Praise a Child

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50 ways to praise a child

My early childhood education background has helped me develop a strong belief in building a child’s confidence. Thankfully, I know how to praise a child with words and use positive compliments. 

Today I’d like to share with you 50 ways to praise a child.

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Contents

  • BENEFITS TO PRAISING A CHILD
  • POSITIVE PARENTING: WORDS TO PRAISE A CHILD
  • MORE POSITIVE PRAISE EXAMPLES
  • Positive Praise

BENEFITS TO PRAISING A CHILD

There are so many benefits to praising a child. Complimenting a child is a great way to raise their self-esteem and reinforce good behaviour and actions. 

Focusing on their efforts and achievements gives them a positive sense of accomplishment, not negative thoughts or emotions. While our thoughts tend to be more negative, we can turn it around and instead, encourage our child with positive phases.

Check out this article on 25 Things To Say Instead Of Good Job

POSITIVE PARENTING: WORDS TO PRAISE A CHILD

I knew you could do it.

That’s it. Well Done.

Congratulations.

Keep working on it.

Thumbs up.

That turned out wonderful.

That is the best you have done so far.

I love hearing your words.

Now you have it.

Fabulous idea.

One more time and you can do it.

Yeah, you solved the problem.

Fantastic work, well done.

What a super star.

You’re right on track.

I’m really proud of how hard you worked today.

Super duper work.

Great teamwork.

Nothing can stop you now.

Yes.

Fantastic effort.

You finished really quickly! Well done.

You kept trying.

Awesome work.

I like how you think.

Excellent try.

You’re such a creative thinker.

Well done, you did it.

Excellent job saying how you feel.

You handled that so well.

You’re very talented.

Sensational.

Wonderful.

Father smiling at son.

MORE POSITIVE PRAISE EXAMPLES

That’s the correct way to do it.

Good remembering.

You expressed yourself so well.

You know just what to do.

Excellent work.

Great teamwork.

You must have been practising.

You really do keep trying.

I knew you could figure this out.

I know it was hard but you did your best.

You were so calm during that problem.

I’m so proud of you today.

Keep trying, you can do it.

I loved how you worked today.

Brilliant.

You’re amazing. 

Good stuff.

Positive Praise

What positive praise examples can you add to the list? Do you have a list of ways to praise a child in your parenting toolset? If not, start today!  

Try it out for three days and see what a difference it makes. Trust me, it really does work.

50 ways to praise your child.

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Comments

  1. Grant R says

    February 11, 2016 at 8:31 am

    Bookmarked! A very useful list. I might also read them to myself. Positive self-reinforcement and all that 😉

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    • Angela says

      February 11, 2016 at 9:42 am

      great idea!

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  2. Kizzy says

    February 11, 2016 at 11:40 am

    Great post, I love this, praising my children is so important and I just wish some of their teachers did too.

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    • Angela says

      February 11, 2016 at 4:42 pm

      Thanks. It is really important and yes, its something teachers can do too!

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  3. Emma White says

    February 11, 2016 at 11:58 am

    oh I love this and I know how very important it is to praise you child they thrive for sure

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    • Angela says

      February 11, 2016 at 4:42 pm

      Thanks. It is an important thing and something I felt I needed to share here on the blog.

      Reply
  4. Emma T says

    February 11, 2016 at 3:28 pm

    I say good job and well done too much, although I do try and back those up with why he’s done something well, or why I’m pleased with him. I think a lot of the time, it just washes over N!

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    • Angela says

      February 11, 2016 at 4:41 pm

      This sounds like a really great idea. When I share why I’m pleased with my child, she always lights up and feels pleased with herself !

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  5. Michelle says

    February 11, 2016 at 6:16 pm

    These are awesome Angela! I’ve used most of these with my boys and every day I’m telling them how proud I am of them and how great they’re doing in school. Popping over from #bloggerclubuk Facebook group

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    • Angela says

      February 12, 2016 at 3:49 am

      Thanks Michelle. I’m glad you like these suggestions. 🙂

      Reply
  6. Ickle Pickle says

    February 11, 2016 at 9:59 pm

    LOVE this post! Praise is always so much better than negative comments. Pickles face when I praise him is just adorable. Kaz x

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    • Angela says

      February 12, 2016 at 3:51 am

      It’s the same with Sylvia. When we focus on the good, the not so good reduces too!

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  7. Charlotte says

    February 12, 2016 at 12:25 am

    I love this! I always try and keep things positive with my little one! there is enough negativity in the world.. sometimes it can be a bit monotonous to keep praising little things but then I remember they aren’t necessarily little to him – thanks for sharing !

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    • Angela says

      February 12, 2016 at 3:52 am

      Oh I’m glad you like this. I agree positivity is the way to go!

      Reply
  8. Ana De- Jesus says

    February 12, 2016 at 12:44 am

    I think this is fantastic and will bookmark it as I look after kids myself thanks x

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    • Angela says

      February 12, 2016 at 3:50 am

      Oh this can be useful for anyone intereacting with kids! Glad you like it Ana and hope it comes in handy.

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  9. Kara says

    February 12, 2016 at 8:44 am

    We are having issues with one of ours at the moment so are working really hard on positive reinforrcement

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    • Angela says

      February 12, 2016 at 9:27 am

      It can be tricky but these ideas should hopefully help. 🙂

      Reply
  10. Little Pickle's Mom says

    February 12, 2016 at 11:18 am

    This list is great! Will practice on using with my husband before little one arrives – LOL!

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    • Angela says

      February 12, 2016 at 11:54 am

      Ha Ha! I shall try this on my hubby too! Great idea!

      Reply
  11. Rachel says

    February 12, 2016 at 7:13 pm

    I think I could use some of these for the mister ha x

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    • Angela says

      February 12, 2016 at 8:03 pm

      great idea!

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  12. Sarah says

    February 13, 2016 at 9:58 pm

    Aww it’s amazing the effect a bit of praise can have on a child, always puts huge smiles on there faces xx

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    • Angela says

      February 13, 2016 at 10:49 pm

      it sure is and something I think is very important. it can change the whole atmosphere in the home being positive!

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  13. Ashleigh Allan says

    February 18, 2016 at 10:34 pm

    Great! Praise is so important!

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    • Angela says

      February 19, 2016 at 12:56 am

      It sure is especially when used appropriately and at the right times.

      Reply
  14. Katy says

    February 23, 2016 at 1:13 pm

    I love this – I think it’s so important to praise children and to give them positive encouragement when they do something well, so I’m trying really hard to make sure I do this with my little boy.

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    • Angela says

      February 24, 2016 at 9:24 pm

      Thanks. They are god ideas and these phrases work and help build up a child rather than pull them down.

      Reply
  15. Plutonium Sox says

    March 17, 2016 at 8:18 pm

    What a lovely post. You are so right, positive reinforcement is so important for children. I try to tell my children how brilliant they are as much as I can, and tell them I love them as often as possible.x

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    • Angela says

      March 18, 2016 at 2:24 pm

      oh thanks. It’s a great thing to do and really can help!

      Reply
  16. Jessica says

    May 6, 2016 at 9:14 pm

    I love this post! A good reminder to not be too focused on the behaviors to correct that we leave out the ones to praise.

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    • Angela says

      May 7, 2016 at 10:37 pm

      Thanks. I’m gad you like this and that its useful It is important to focus on good positive behaviour. That worked when I was a school/Kindergarten aged teacher!

      Reply
  17. Rebecca says

    September 30, 2018 at 7:42 am

    A brilliant post. There appears to be a movement towards no praise and instead say things like ‘how do you feel you did and can you improve on that’ I can’t think of anything more stressful than to give a child the responsibility of deciding whether they’ve done well and worse to make them feel what they’ve achieved has not impressed the parent or teacher in any way whatsoever. It’s all about balance and making sure children know when they’ve done well and advising them when they could make more effort so their full potential is achieved. Oh! & as far as suppressing their natural desire to compeat in sports etc from a young age, well that’s another rant for another day.

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