I was in a school the other day, and noticed a poster on the wall advising teachers on 101 ways to praise a child … it was pretty funny so I thought I’d copy it in here.

I’m sure most kids would laugh in your face if you tried using half of these words to praise them, My personal favourite is “hotdog”

WOW – WAY TO GO – SUPER – YOU’RE SPECIAL – OUTSTANDING – EXCELLENT – GREAT – GOOD – NEAT – WELL DONE – REMARKABLE – I KNEW YOU COULD DO IT – I’M PROUD OF YOU – FANTASTIC – SUPERSTAR – NICE WORK – LOOKING GOOD – YOU’RE ON TOP OF IT – BEAUTIFUL – NOW YOU’RE FLYING – YOU’RE CATCHING ON – NOW YOU’VE GOT IT – YOU’RE INCREDIBLE – BRAVO – YOU’RE FANTASTIC – HURRAY FOR YOU – YOU’RE ON TARGET – YOU’RE ON YOUR WAY – HOW NICE – HOW SMART – GOOD JOB – THAT’S INCREDIBLE – HOT DOG – DYNAMITE – 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 DARLING – YOU’RE PRECIOUS – GREAT DISCOVERY – YOU’VE DISCOVERED THE SECRET – YOU FIGURED a 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 A LOT TO ME – YOU MAKE ME HAPPY – YOU BELONG – YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND – YOU MAKE ME LAUGH – 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 PERFECT – AWESOME – A+ JOB – YOU’RE “A-OK”, MY BUDDY – YOU MADE MY DAY – THAT’S THE BEST – A BIG HUG – A BIG KISS – SAY I LOVE YOU – P.S. REMEMBER, A SMILE IS WORTH 1,000 WORDS.