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#754 Why Doing Their Best Might Not Be the Best

Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families

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The Importance of a Good Education

The key thing that we focus on when our kids come home and tell us the results of their various assignments and exams is there's no evaluation on our end. The conversation is how do you feel about it? Do you feel like you did a good job? And as a result, it leads into a conversation about what they could do next time or just be excited about the outcome. So for this mum, take the pressure off by having autonomy, supportive conversations. Where you say, I really want you to do well. I have great hopes for you. You have tremendous potential. What do you want? How can I support you to get there? That will be a far more effective way

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