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Do parents over-praise their children?

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When should you praise your children? How should you praise them? And when should you tell them they’ve not done a very good job? Psychologist Professor Tanya Byron and Michael Rosen discuss the language parents use and the effect it might have. First broadcast on Word of Mouth, 27 January 2015.

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