{"id":21006,"date":"2017-05-16T16:21:30","date_gmt":"2017-05-16T20:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/?p=21006"},"modified":"2017-05-15T17:25:12","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T21:25:12","slug":"study-suggests-that-praise-can-help-improve-behaviour-in-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/2017\/05\/study-suggests-that-praise-can-help-improve-behaviour-in-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Study suggests that praise can help improve behaviour in children"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the British Psychological Society press release:<\/p>\n

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\"\"That is the key finding of research that is being presented today, Friday 5 May 2017, by Sue Westwood from De Montfort University at the British Psychological Society’s Annual Conference in Brighton.<\/p>\n

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Sue Westwood said: “Praising a child is a simple act. Improved behaviour and wellbeing can result simply from ensuring that a child’s positive actions are rewarded with praise<\/strong> and parents are seen to be observing their good behaviour.”<\/p>\n

Some 38 parents with children, aged between two and four years, were recruited from children’s centres and universities to take part in the study over a four-week period, filling out a questionnaire to monitor behaviour and wellbeing and being given information on how to praise their child effectively.<\/p>\n

Those parents who succeeded in offering their child five pieces of praise each day, alongside catching their child’s good behaviour, saw an improvement in the child’s wellbeing when compared to a control group.<\/p>\n

This in turn led to improved behaviour<\/strong> and reduced levels of hyperactivity and inattention<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Sue Westwood added: “Following the five praises initiative led to improved behaviour as well as reduced levels of hyperactivity across just a four week period.<\/p>\n

“This simple, cost effective intervention shows the importance of effective parental praise and, when used on a regular basis, it has been shown to have a significant impact.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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