It's What you and say and How you say it!

I read in Cultural Vistas, the magazine of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities an interesting article on encouraging language and poverty.



Did you know that by age 3, children of professionals hear 500,000 encouragements and 200,000 discouragements?



Did you know that by age 3 children in poverty hear 25,000 encouragements and 200,000 discouragements?



That is amazing to me, and yet not surprising. I am a believer in giving others more encouragement than discouragement, and it has economic impact in our society.



What encouraging things have you said to others today? How has someone's encouragement of you changed the way you behave or look at things. I am interested to know.