Featured article: Parental Pride and Adolescence at Psychology Today
So does this mean parents should not praise their adolescent? No. It means they must find a way to praise the young person that does not include the statement “I’m proud of you.” The simplest alternative I have found, and the one most teenagers seem to readily accept, is very simple: “Good for you!” This puts all the choice on the teenager and removes parents from appropriating or sharing credit for the young person’s performance.
