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Aaron Royer. Hello, everyone. So today, I'm going to cover a really easy tool that does so many amazing things for our kids.

This one tool helps promote a growth mindset, build healthy self-esteem, build internal

motivation, and increase cooperation. We can use it with kids of all ages, although language

will change as they age. I use it differently with my tweens and teen

than I did when they were little, but it yields the same results. I do feel like my kids have

benefited greatly from this approach. They are all happy, responsible, self-motivated kids that

really cooperate almost any time. Now I say, right, almost anytime,

I remind them to do something. They're not perfect. But I might just get a in a minute or can I do it

later. But outside of that, there's no pushback, which is amazing given that they're all in

adolescence. So I've covered some of this before, but I have so many new listeners

since the last time. And for long-time listeners, a reminder is always helpful. If you're like me,

when it comes to things that I learn from other people that I follow, I love when they remind me

of the core strategies and concepts of their methods. It's always welcome. So I hope you feel the same.

So I'm going to talk about the difference between praise and encouragement and exactly how to

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