Posts Tagged ‘perfectionism’
Praise and Perfectionism
When I was just starting out as a teacher, I used praise pretty liberally with my students. If I thought a student had done really well on a paper they turned in, I’d give them a high five and say, “You are so smart!” It seems pretty innocuous, but praising teens for intelligence rather than…
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High-Achiever or Perfectionist? Knowing the difference can have an important impact on your teen’s mental health.
By Jamie Doak, MA, LPCC I clutched my report card in my hand as I confronted my unsuspecting 11th grade Chemistry teacher after school. I showed him the B on the report card, my first B and only B. I begged for extra credit, offered to clean the lab, pleaded to retake the test or…
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