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Praise the effort, not the child, Temple psychologist says

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Love that picture your child drew for you? Before you say, "you're such a good artist," consider this new research on praise from Temple psychology professor Elizabeth Gunderson. She studied how praise was doled out to toddlers. "When you praise kids by saying something like 'good job' or 'you worked hard,' you praise the process, that tends to lead to more beneficial outcomes than praising the person, by saying something like 'you're smart' or 'you're good at that.'"