"Beginning with an interrogative implies an element of choice, leaving the child room to say 'no'... Instead, use a simple command: 'Pick up the blocks, please' or 'You need to pick up the blocks.'"
"It's good to encourage kids to do things on their own, but this phrasing 'can be discouraging and lead to the child not coming to the parent later'."
"Generic praise, like 'Good job!', may actually be undermining kids' motivation and sense of achievement."
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