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southernbubby
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 Tue, Jun 11 2019, 3:24 pm
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How long do you last cheering kids on the monkey bars or jumping into the pool? When you have said "Yay" for what feels like the 50th time, how do you disengage without making the child feel like you are not interested or don't appreciate his performance? How do you get the child to change activities?
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amother
Slategray
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Tue, Jun 11 2019, 3:45 pm
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For my own kids, I would probably just cheer a few times and then say - that's amazing, I'm getting tired and am going to sit down now and keep an eye on them from far. I'd make it apparent that they can continue doing it if they are enjoying themselves. (If I'm watching other kids (not my own) for a limited amount of time, I'd probably have more energy to stay around longer and actively watch/engage with them.)
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trixx
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Tue, Jun 11 2019, 5:10 pm
I don't cheer. I just sit on a park bench and let them do their thing.
If you're talking about a kid who needs attention, describe what they're doing. "that was a big jump. That dive looked pretty clean" there are a lot of studies on not praising kids.
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