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What is the purpose of praising our children?

Asked by RealEyesRealizeRealLies (30954points) March 13th, 2010

Let me try this again…

What’s the point of congratulating and praising children if they’re just going to face a world that depreciates them more and more over time? Are we setting ourselves up for failure? Are we teaching them to strive and strive and strive for what exactly… success? In who’s eyes? There own? If it’s their own eyes, then why should we teach them to seek the praise of others?

Are we teaching them to climb the mountain only to find that nothing is there for them when they reach the top?

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