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Five Reasons to Stop Saying "Good Job!"

Hang out at a playground, visit a school, or show up at a child’s birthday party, and there’s one phrase you can count on hearing repeatedly: "Good job!" Even tiny infants are praised for smacking their hands together ("Good clapping!"). Many of us blurt out these judgments of our children to the point that it has become almost a verbal tic.

To read the rest of Alfie Kohn's article, visit http://www.alfiekohn.org/parenting/gj.htm

1. It is fun to be with kids.
2. Kids laughing is the best sound there is.
3. Children are in the moment ... its contagious.
4. I learn something I didn't know or see something I've never seen, everyday.
5. They think I'm funny.
6. Every now and then, I get to kiss their heads.
7. Kids are my favorite kind of people.
8. Their imaginations take you to places you've never been before.
9. Unconditional LOVE.
10. You feel like a movie star, when you walk through the door.
11. It's okay to be silly all the time.
12. It's the simple things that make them happy and capture their undivided attention (i.e. a bee in the pool).
13. They have such cute faces.
14. When they get upset, it's usually easily remedied. And then they are on to the next happy moment.