I get angry when I meet parents who refuse to fill their child's bucket. It seems like its against some parent's religion to fill their child's emotional bucket with positive praise. I went through life with an empty bucket. Now my mother is filling my bucket and it sure feels good. Be sure and distinguish between praise and flattery.
Flattery calls attention to physical features over which the child has no control.
That's the way they were born. Praise calls attention to the things they can change. I can hardly keep myself from telling him. I have a question for you. It costs us nothing to give it.