I find it is fun and educational to use new words when my children and I are talking. I know I am doing a good job when they ask “Mom, what does ‘word’ mean?” Using words that are infrequently used is an excellent way to improve a child’s vocabulary.
Here is a list of infrequently used words you can draw on when you are giving positive reinforcement for a job well done. Using these words and other less common words is great for vocabulary building and it seems to make your statement more meaningful.
1. Amazing
2. Astonishing
3. Brilliant
4. Excellent
5. Extraordinary
6. Fabulous
7. Fantastic
8. Incredible
9. Marvelous
10. Mind-blowing (they will like this one)
11. Out of this world (and this one)
12. Outstanding
13. Remarkable
14. Spectacular
15. Super
16. Superb
17. Terrific
18. Tremendous
19. Unbelievable
20. Wonderful
Thanks for reading and I hope your day is out of this world!
I just posted 25 more positive words and they are great for school time 25 Positive Words For The School Year
Tags: happiness, improve vocabulary, kids, Moms Blog, motivation, positive attitude, study tips
June 29th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Great blog and such a simple concept.
We care about the ……
food that we eat,
the music we listen to,
the company we keep, and
the words that we digest….
So why is this post so important….. because most of our vocabulary and language is so negative.
Try this one on for size……
The next time you ask someone to do something for you listen for the most common reply…. NO PROBLEM…. there’s a great pair of words the word NO and PROBLEM.
Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soul) often quotes this study done by some graduate students who followed a normal group of two-year olds around for a day. These average kids from average homes received 432 negative statements as opposed to 32 positive statements daily. The teachers, aides and other children were constantly saying, “Don’t touch that.” “No, it is done this way” “No, you are not big enough.”
Add to that my assertion that negatives to ten times the damage and positives take ten times the effort to create (see my blog Positive Imperative http://bit.ly/Vem1j ) and the issue becomes bigger.
So please do post the 20 word list on the fridge and make a practice to use them every day. Don’t stop there! Create new positive words… under the category…kids will like this one… create “Posiwords” obvious be you got it… Positive Words….. when you create them do submit them to our blog…we create a new word every week, and the best of the month/year we’ll be promoting. Do check them out and participate.
Posiwords….driving the world to a positive vocabulary.
http://bit.ly/QgCUH
November 2nd, 2009 at 11:30 am
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Jay Haydel
May 20th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
OMG I LOVE THIS WEBSITE [ noooooo i don't]?????????? :p
February 8th, 2011 at 5:47 pm
wow this is a cool website to go to. cause i am writeing a song and these words are helping me..
June 7th, 2011 at 10:20 am
they are great word to use at scchool and for children that need to use better words in their work at school
this is very helpful for children