5 love languages of children. This week ( words of affirmation ) The power of encouragement! The word encourage means “ to instill courage” we are seeking to give children the courage to attempt more. To a young child almost every experience is new. Learning to walk, to talk, or to ride a bicycle requires constant courage. By our own words We either encourage or discourage the child’s efforts. Speech pathologists say that children learn to speak by mimicking adults, but the process is in enhanced if the adults not only pronounce the words clearly but also give verbal encouragement to the child struggling attempts to say them correctly. Statement such as, “that’s close, that’s good, yes, great, you’ve got it”, encourage the child not only in learning the words at hand but also in developing future vocabulary. The same principle is true in the child’s learning of social skills. “I saw how you shared your toys with Madison” words such as these give a child that inner motivation to go against what might be a natural desire to hoard. #5lovelanguagesofchildren
