The Importance of Correcting Your Child
22 Jun 2025 · 1 min
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In this brief monologue, Dennis Prager sharply criticizes the popular parenting advice that children should receive more compliments than corrections. He argues that a parent's primary purpose is not to make a child feel good but to make the child good, emphasizing that compliments should be earned. Prager stresses that consistent correction is essential; without it, children will continue to repeat undesirable behaviors, and no one else will step in to correct them. He dismisses the notion that avoiding correction protects a child's self‑esteem, labeling it a misguided favor.
