This was a very interesting article and somewhat scary. It is hard for me to decide fully, but I think I agree with it. I definitely do not think that a child should be without any praise, but the idea to praise specific aspects of his or her work could be very important and effective. Praising a child constantly is never a good thing. They begin to think they are better than everyone else. They will stop studying for tests because they think they are smart enough to ace it without any studying, and as the article explains, they will start to give up on things much more easily. I really do believe this is true. I believe the most important thing in raising a child is praising their efforts, but at the same time letting them know that they can always do better. No matter what, you can always try harder. Let them know they can always put forth a little bit more effort and then praise them for it when you realize all of the hard work that they are putting in. The worse thing to do is praise them for every little accomplishment. This not only makes it so they want a reward for everything, but can turn the child into an �attention-seeker.� I really hope I make the right decisions when I am raising my child in the future. I am going to make sure that child knows I am very proud, but I am always going to push him or her to try even harder; to be the best. I will have to make sure he or she knows that being the best is not the most important thing either. The most important thing is a balance�enough praise and support to push them, but not enough to make them think constantly about the consequence if they are not successful.
