| Home, home on the range, | | | | negative comments about a child and uses methods, |
| Where never is heard | | | | words and actions that indicate a respect for the child |
| A discouraging word | | | | and a faith in his abilities.Jack Canfield of Chicken Soup |
| And the skies are not cloudy all day!Oh, that would be | | | | for the Soul fame often cites a study done by some |
| wonderful but most parents and bosses tend to feel | | | | graduate students who followed a normal group of |
| that criticism and pointing out what is wrong will make | | | | two-year olds around for a day. These average kids |
| others want to do what is right. However, people | | | | from average homes received 432 negative |
| cannot improve unless they feel good enough about | | | | statements as opposed to 32 positive statements |
| themselves to believe they are capable of | | | | daily. |
| improvement. An encouraging parent stops using | | | | |