WEBVTT - Praise it while it lasts

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is that when you see someone doing something you

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<v Speaker 1>want to encourage, praise it right away. Don't let the

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<v Speaker 1>moment pass. Praising something good while it lasts makes it

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<v Speaker 1>more likely that the behavior will continue, and you might

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<v Speaker 1>have to spend less time correcting things later. Teachers are

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes encouraged to catch students doing something right. In other words,

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<v Speaker 1>instead of watching for and calling out students inappropriate behavior,

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<v Speaker 1>notice and praise the good behavior right away. If teachers

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<v Speaker 1>and parents praise or acknowledge good behavior your right away,

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<v Speaker 1>the thinking goes, kids may be more likely to continue

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<v Speaker 1>that behavior that is obviously great in its own right.

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<v Speaker 1>But when people continue in good behavior for longer, they

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<v Speaker 1>are most likely not engaging in undesirable behavior. At the

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<v Speaker 1>same time. That means you are not going to have

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<v Speaker 1>to correct or complain, at least for a little longer.

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<v Speaker 1>Given that criticizing is not terribly pleasant for anyone, it

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<v Speaker 1>is best to be able to avoid at least a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of this now. You may not be able

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<v Speaker 1>to avoid it forever, but it helps to lessen the

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<v Speaker 1>need for a while. Life in general is better when

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<v Speaker 1>everything is positive for kids and adults. Beyond that, though

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<v Speaker 1>we don't always know what other people value, when you

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<v Speaker 1>express appreciation for something that is going right, you can

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<v Speaker 1>give a cue about what behavior you hope people will continue.

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<v Speaker 1>This is particularly helpful with new employees or new contractors

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<v Speaker 1>who've just started working with you. When you thank a

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<v Speaker 1>new direct report for getting something in early, whatever other

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<v Speaker 1>problems that deliverable might have, you can bet that future

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<v Speaker 1>projects will be more likely to come in early too.

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<v Speaker 1>That's at least one thing you won't have to spend

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<v Speaker 1>as much time worrying about. So when you see a

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<v Speaker 1>desirable behavior or attitude among the kids or adults in

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<v Speaker 1>your life, consider acknowledging or praising it right away to

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<v Speaker 1>give the good behavior momentum. That doesn't mean there won't

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<v Speaker 1>be other problems to solve, but it might mean there

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<v Speaker 1>are fewer of them in the meantime. This is Laura.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of

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