Daily Talker: Dangers Of Too Much Praise

There is a new study that has a lot of parents talking today.

The study out of Ohio State University suggests that constant praise for our kids' accomplishments may have the unintended side-effect of creating an over-inflated ego and could also lead to narcissism.  It can have serious consequences both in childhood and later on in life.

Parents who "overvalue" their children -- believing they are "God's gift to man" -- tend to raise youngsters with an overblown sense of their own superiority, researchers report in the March 9 online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

However, parents who offered simple warmth -- reflected in statements such as "I let my child know I love him/her" -- raised kids who had good self-esteem but a more realistic understanding of their place in the world.

What do you think about the results of the study?

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