He deserves every bit of praise that comes his way".
Of course, it wasn't just this excessive praise that endeared him to me.
It was praise that would keep Michaels going through some anxious early years.
It was the sort of praise that would make a candidate's blood run cold.
Skip over reviews overflowing with verbs, adverbs, hyperbole and praise that contains no caveats.
John Fox, the Giants' defensive coordinator, deflected the praise that came from the players.
"Less good and even harmful is praise that feels to the child evaluative and controlling.
He offered me a murmur of praise that was more like an apology.
Avocados thrive in environments of carefully rationed praise that is neither overemphatic nor disingenuous.
It's not just inflated praise that can backfire; so can praise that links a child's success to some personal trait: "Wow, you're great," for instance, instead of, "Wow, you did a great job".
If the alarms sounded before this tournament were overblown, so, too, have been the heaping helpings of praise that followed.
