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Praise Is Important to Raising a Confident Child

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One-third of all teens do not understand that abusing prescription pain relievers can be "as dangerous—and addictive—as using street narcotics and other illicit drugs."¹ In fact, 40 percent of young people wrongly believe that prescription medicines are “much safer” than illegal drugs.²

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^1,2Murphy, A.P., and Allen, J., 2/15/2007. Why praise can be bad for kids: While specific praise can be good, too much praise can bring down kids’ performance, last referenced 11/27/2007.

³Houghton Mifflin Company, 1995. Webster’s II New College Dictionary. Houghton Mifflin Company: New York.

⁴ Yeung, Alexander Seeshing; McInerney, Dennis M., 2005. Student’s School Motivation and Aspiration over High School Years. Educational Psychology, 25(5):537-554.

⁵ Bronson, P., 2/19/2007. New York. How not to talk to your kids: The inverse power of praise, last referenced 11/27/2007.

^6,7 Regents of the University of Minnesota Online, 2006. Positive Parenting II: Toddler to Twelve. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, last referenced 6/22/2007.

⁸ Hopkins, G., Education World 2/7/2000. How can teachers develop students’ motivation—and success? Wire Side Chat, last referenced 11/27/2007.

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