Sabine
Registered: July 28, 2008
Posts: 25
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Dear Naomi,
In the Chapter about "Emotional Safety" you say:
Express love, appreciation, and care for him with joy.
I did not finish your book yet, but so far I got the impression, that praise and positive remarks are also seen as manipulative and actual negative for the child, by you? Please correct me if I am wrong.
Would you help me understand what is what and how I can still affirm, love, support my child so she will feel emotional safe without judging her with praise?
My child is not speaking much yet (she is one year old) and I find myself saying praise and making positive comments all day.
Do I do harm?
Thankfully,
Sabine
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Admin
Registered: Jan 24, 2008
Posts: 73
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Hi Sabine,
Welcome to the forum! Naomi doesn't usually answer questions on the forum. If you have a question you wish to direct specifically towards her, she welcomes your e-mails.
Naomi has addressed the question of praise in three articles published in Life Learning; click on the link (underlined) and go to the page indicated here
To Praise or Not to Praise, Part I: Validation (pg. 25, Life Learning Magazine Nov/Dec 2002) To Praise or Not to Praise, Part II: The Helper and the Learner (pg. 32, Life Learning Magazine Jan/Feb 2003) and To Praise or Not to Praise, Part III: We Don’t Water a Flower ... (pg. 26, Life Learning Magazine Mar/Apr 2003)
I think this will help clarify what is what for you. If you still have questions which you wish to explore in a discussion format, don't hesitate to bring them up. |
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Sabine
Registered: July 28, 2008
Posts: 25
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Thank you so much for pointing me to those articles -- it really helped me to read them.
Sabine
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VonMises
Registered: March 03, 2008
Posts: 65
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The book 'Unconditional Parenting' is very thorough in this regard as well. |
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