5. Praise cards

These cards are to remind you of the very great importance of teaching children by praise, or positive feedback. They are pocket-sized, and sold in packs of 7, one for each day of the week. A simple grid shows the parent or caregiver the frequency of their positive messages to children.

They can act as a prompt to parents, who may not realize that children learn by praise, to commend small acts of compliance with an instruction, kindness to a brother or sister, completing a task or noticing how they can help around the house.