Results: Pointing Out Your Kid's Error
Published on 10/07/2022
I recently saw a sign in a window created by crayon on construction paper. The child artist had printed "Happy Haloween". It got me questioning when a parent should step in to correct a mistake.
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Even if you have no kids, imagine you are a parent. Would you tell your kids they misspelled Halloween?
Yes
49%
1119 votes
Maybe
28%
633 votes
I am vision-impaired.
2%
50 votes
No
20%
461 votes
I don't know how to spell Halloween.
2%
37 votes
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Why would you NOT tell your (real or imaginary) kids they spelled Halloween incorrectly? Please choose all that apply. I did not select "No" as my answer to the first question.
37%
851 votes
I would not want to hurt their feelings.
11%
244 votes
I would not want to have a negative impact on their self-esteem.
8%
183 votes
It doesn't matter to me if the word was misspelled.
10%
235 votes
It's not important to them if the word is misspelled.
8%
178 votes
I'm too busy to notice that.
2%
44 votes
I don't know how to spell Halloween myself.
2%
41 votes
N/A
33%
750 votes
The situation is meaningless.
8%
174 votes
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Why did you say "Yes" or "Maybe" that you WOULD tell your (real or imaginary) kids they misspelled Halloween? Please choose all that apply. I did not pick "Yes" or Maybe" for the first question.
9%
216 votes
It is my job to help educate my children.
37%
853 votes
It would bother me to see a word on a sign misspelled.
13%
300 votes
It's important for kids to learn from mistakes.
29%
659 votes
Kids need to learn that it's okay to make mistakes through gentle correction followed by praise for hard work or effort.
31%
703 votes
It's easy to correct a kid's mistake without resorting to name-calling, abusive language, or anything that makes a kid feel bad.
23%
522 votes
I would correct the mistake while ENCOURAGING my child, because I don't believe in inflated praise that adds pressure to be perfect or can create narcissistic traits.
17%
394 votes
N/A
27%
614 votes
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