There are many ways to praise your child. Some have to do with their school or athletic achievements. But there are also opportunities to praise your child that have to do with your other values.
Here are 21 opportunities things to compliment your kids about that involve their character, not their achievements, offered by Tina Plantamura:
1. When they help someone who is hurt.
2. When they stand up for a sibling or friend.
3. When they buy a gift with their own money or make one.
4. When a child is loving and kind to older relatives.
5. The first time they are buried in a book.
6. The first time they realize a song has touched their soul.
7. When they learn to appreciate art.
8. When they make the best of a bad day on their own.
9. Whenever a child shows compassion and puts others first.
10. When a child shows empathy and gives someone another chance.
11. The first time your child genuinely roots for a weaker teammate.
12. Hearing them offer sincere advice to a sibling or friend.
13. When they take the time to teach a younger child.
14. When they realize how important friendships are.
15. The first time they find moral issue with something and take a stand against it.
16. Their first heartfelt attempt at asking for forgiveness.
17. The first time they wholeheartedly forgive.
18. The first time a child tries something new when the odds are against them.
19. When they know they’re marching to their own beat and they are proud of that.
20. Not just trying, but trying again and again.
21. The first time they accept rejection with grace and dignity.