101 ways to

It’s been around awhile and you most likely have already seen it, but I felt like posting anyway. I’m not sure where to attribute this list I first saw it in 1988 through a program called, BestLife.

101 Ways to Praise a Child

Wow
Way to Go
You’re Special
Super
Outstanding
Excellent
Great
I’m Proud of You
Fantastic
Super Great Thinking
Nice Work
Looking Good
You’re On Top of It
Beautiful
High Five!
You’re Catching On
Now You’ve Got It
You’re Incredible
Good
Neat
That’s Incredible
Hot Dog
Dynamic
You’re Beautiful
You’re Unique
Nothing Can Stop You Now
Good For You
I like You
You’re A Winner
Remarkable Job
Beautiful Work
Spectacular
You’re Spectacular
You’re a Darling
Well Done
Remarkable
I Knew You Could Do It
Bravo
You’re Fantastic
Hurray For You
You’re On Target
You’re On Your Way
How Nice
How Smart
Good Job
You’re Precious
Great Discovery
You’ve Discovered The Secret
You Figured It Out
Fantastic Job
Hip, Hip, Hurray
Bingo
Magnificent
Marvelous
Terrific
You’re Important
Phenomenal
You’re Sensational
Super Work
Creative Job
Super Job
Fantastic Job
Exceptional Performance
You’re a Real Trooper
You are Responsible
You are Exciting
You Learned it Right
What an Imagination
What a Good Listener
You are Fun
You’re Growing Up
You Tried Hard
You Care
Beautiful Sharing
Outstanding Performance
You’re a Good Friend
I Trust You
You’re Important
You Mean alot to Me
You Make Me Happy
You Belong
You’ve Got a Friend
You Make Me Laugh
You’re Perfect
Awesome
A Plus Job
You Brighten My Day
I Respect You
You Mean The World To Me
That’s Correct
You’re a Joy
You’re a Treasure
You’re Wonderful
You’re the Best
A Big Hug
A Big Kiss
I Love You!

I’m printing this out. Now. There are things here that have never occurred to me to say, and each and ever one of them is beautiful.

Thank you, Abby for sharing this here. :slight_smile:

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Wow, that’s so nice! I saved that; I’m also sure I’ll use it.

Thanks for printing that (I hadn’t seen it before)

-sic

You need a ‘thread’ to remind you how to tell a kid they’re cool?

Ah well, sign of the times I guess!

I tell my kids they’re cool ONLY when they’ve done something to deserve it…which is not all that often with my guys!
Ever seen Malcolm in the Middle?
Multiply the dysfunctionality by 12X and you have my kids!

You forgot one:

Ya done a good job scooping the dog poop!

Yep, that’s one of the Perfect Child’s[sup]TM[/sup] chores…