Nurturing Parenting: Praising Children & Their Behavior

Praise can be a compliment, gesture, facial expression, or form of gentle touch, like hugs or high fives that promote feelings of self-pride, worth and accomplishment in others. Praise is a helpful parenting practice that gives children positive feedback. When done properly, it is an effective way to manage behaviors and increase self-esteem. Offering children praise can help to increase feelings of competence and confidence in themselves and their behavior. During this training parents will:

• Learn about the types of praise
• Learn how praise helps children feel good about themselves
• Practice using praise

Research shows that the strongest protective factor linked with resilience to childhood trauma is the reliable presence of a sensitive, nurturing, and responsive adult. Learning to offer praise can establish a sense of connectedness, nurturance, trust and reliability for parents. Offering praise appropriately, can be an effective tool for building resiliency.

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This event has been approved for ongoing, elective training credit for Kentucky foster parents. Though this training is delivered virtually, the training fulfills the face-to-face, group setting requirement. A reliable internet connection and computer/ smartphone with webcam are required.