Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,
Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
Speaker 1: tip is that when you see someone doing something you
Speaker 1: want to encourage, praise it right away. Don't let the
Speaker 1: moment pass. Praising something good while it lasts makes it
Speaker 1: more likely that the behavior will continue, and you might
Speaker 1: have to spend less time correcting things later. Teachers are
Speaker 1: sometimes encouraged to catch students doing something right. In other words,
Speaker 1: instead of watching for and calling out students inappropriate behavior,
Speaker 1: notice and praise the good behavior right away. If teachers
Speaker 1: and parents praise or acknowledge good behavior your right away,
Speaker 1: the thinking goes, kids may be more likely to continue
Speaker 1: that behavior that is obviously great in its own right.
Speaker 1: But when people continue in good behavior for longer, they
Speaker 1: are most likely not engaging in undesirable behavior. At the
Speaker 1: same time. That means you are not going to have
Speaker 1: to correct or complain, at least for a little longer.
Speaker 1: Given that criticizing is not terribly pleasant for anyone, it
Speaker 1: is best to be able to avoid at least a
Speaker 1: little bit of this now. You may not be able
Speaker 1: to avoid it forever, but it helps to lessen the
Speaker 1: need for a while. Life in general is better when
Speaker 1: everything is positive for kids and adults. Beyond that, though
Speaker 1: we don't always know what other people value, when you
Speaker 1: express appreciation for something that is going right, you can
Speaker 1: give a cue about what behavior you hope people will continue.
Speaker 1: This is particularly helpful with new employees or new contractors
Speaker 1: who've just started working with you. When you thank a
Speaker 1: new direct report for getting something in early, whatever other
Speaker 1: problems that deliverable might have, you can bet that future
Speaker 1: projects will be more likely to come in early too.
Speaker 1: That's at least one thing you won't have to spend
Speaker 1: as much time worrying about. So when you see a
Speaker 1: desirable behavior or attitude among the kids or adults in
Speaker 1: your life, consider acknowledging or praising it right away to
Speaker 1: give the good behavior momentum. That doesn't mean there won't
Speaker 1: be other problems to solve, but it might mean there
Speaker 1: are fewer of them in the meantime. This is Laura.
Speaker 1: Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of
Speaker 1: our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from you.
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