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からある / からする / からのN1
Attached to a number, it stresses that the quantity, size, or price is impressively large — 'as much as,' 'no less than.'
だから、子どもが普段からしていることでも、よいと思ったことや長所はどんどんほめるようにしたほうがいい。
Therefore, even with things children do routinely, it is better to praise freely whatever you think is good or represents one of their strengths.
ままN3
Expresses that a state is left unchanged while something else is done or happens; 'as it is / while still (in that state).'
子どもはすなおですから、ほめられたことをそのまま受け入れ、行動や態度に自信を持つことができます。
Children are straightforward, so they accept praise as it is and can gain confidence in their actions and attitudes.
というN32 times in this passage
Quotative marker plus 'say' that introduces a name, definition, or reported content — 'called', 'known as', 'that (one) says'.
練習の成果が見られたよ。」というように、それまでの取り組みをほめるようにすると、子どものやる気を引き出すことができます。
I could see the results of your practice.” By praising the effort the child has made up to that point in this way, you can bring out the child’s motivation.
なかなかN3
An adverb meaning "quite / considerably", or with a following negative verb "not easily / just won't".
よく「子どもはほめて育てよう」と言われるが、実行するのはなかなか難しい。
People often say, “Raise children with praise,” but putting that into practice is not easy.
どうしてもN3
Fixed adverb "no matter what / by all means"; with a negative predicate it means "(simply) cannot ... however hard one tries."
特別なことができたらほめようと思っていると、どうしてもほめる機会が少なくなってしまう。
If you think you will praise a child only when they do something special, the opportunities for praise inevitably become fewer.
にとってN32 times in this passage
Marks the person or thing from whose standpoint something is judged or matters; 'for', 'to'.
それに、大人にとってはできるのが当たり前だということでも、成長過程にある子どもにとってはそうではないことも多い。
Moreover, many things that adults take for granted are not necessarily easy or obvious for children who are still developing.
ということだN3
Reports hearsay or states a conclusion drawn from what precedes — 'I hear that…' / 'that is to say / it amounts to…'.
それに、大人にとってはできるのが当たり前だということでも、成長過程にある子どもにとってはそうではないことも多い。
Moreover, many things that adults take for granted are not necessarily easy or obvious for children who are still developing.
としてN3
Marks the role, capacity, or status in which someone or something acts — "as (a doctor / a rule / etc.)".
親として伸ばしてあげたいと思うことは、どんな小さいことでも積極的にほめることが大切だ。
As a parent, it is important to actively praise anything you want to help your child develop, no matter how small it may be.
的（てき）N3
A suffix turning a noun into a na-adjective meaning "relating to / -like / -ical" (一般的, 科学的).
親として伸ばしてあげたいと思うことは、どんな小さいことでも積極的にほめることが大切だ。
As a parent, it is important to actively praise anything you want to help your child develop, no matter how small it may be.
ときN42 times in this passage
Marks the time at which something happens — "when X, Y."
子どもを育てるときは、悪いところをしかるのではなく、よいところをほめるほうがいいと思います。
When raising children, I think it is better to praise their good points rather than scold them for their bad ones.
と思う（とおもう）N45 times in this passage
Quotative plus 'think', stating the speaker's opinion or guess — 'I think that'.
子どもを育てるときは、悪いところをしかるのではなく、よいところをほめるほうがいいと思います。
When raising children, I think it is better to praise their good points rather than scold them for their bad ones.
〜ていくN4
Marks an action that continues/progresses onward from the present, or is done before moving away — 'to go on doing', 'to do and go'.
そしてそれが成長につながっていくのです。
And that leads to their growth.
が必要（がひつよう）N4
Marks something as necessary or required — 'need X / X is necessary'.
ただし、ほめるときにも注意が必要です。
However, care is also needed when giving praise.
とか～とかN4
Lists a few representative, non-exhaustive examples — 'things like X and Y', 'X, Y, and so on'.
すごいね。」とか「今日の試合は負けてしまったけど、いいプレーをしていたね。
That’s great.” Or, “You lost today’s match, but you played very well.
〜てしまう / 〜ちゃうN42 times in this passage
Verb te-form plus しまう, marking an action as fully completed or done regrettably/by accident — 'end up ...ing' / 'finish ...ing'; ちゃう/じゃう is the casual contraction.
すごいね。」とか「今日の試合は負けてしまったけど、いいプレーをしていたね。
That’s great.” Or, “You lost today’s match, but you played very well.
〜ていたN4
The past progressive/continuous — an action that was ongoing or a state that held in the past — 'was (do)ing'.
すごいね。」とか「今日の試合は負けてしまったけど、いいプレーをしていたね。
That’s great.” Or, “You lost today’s match, but you played very well.
ようにするN42 times in this passage
Expresses making an ongoing effort or arranging things so that something does or doesn't happen — "make sure to / try to (do regularly)".
練習の成果が見られたよ。」というように、それまでの取り組みをほめるようにすると、子どものやる気を引き出すことができます。
I could see the results of your practice.” By praising the effort the child has made up to that point in this way, you can bring out the child’s motivation.
たらN4
Conditional/temporal ending on the plain-past stem meaning that once or if the first action happens, the second follows ('if / once / when ... then').
特別なことができたらほめようと思っていると、どうしてもほめる機会が少なくなってしまう。
If you think you will praise a child only when they do something special, the opportunities for praise inevitably become fewer.
続ける（つづける）N4
Attaches to a verb stem to mean keep doing / continue doing the action ('keep ~ing').
誰でもほめられるとうれしいし、ほめられたことは続けていこうと思うものだ。
Everyone is happy to be praised, and people naturally want to continue doing the things they have been praised for.
〜てあげるN4
The subject does an action as a favor for someone else — 'to do (something) for (someone)'.
親として伸ばしてあげたいと思うことは、どんな小さいことでも積極的にほめることが大切だ。
As a parent, it is important to actively praise anything you want to help your child develop, no matter how small it may be.
のでN5
Gives a reason or cause with a soft, objective/polite nuance — 'because / since'.
子どもを育てるときは、悪いところをしかるのではなく、よいところをほめるほうがいいと思います。
When raising children, I think it is better to praise their good points rather than scold them for their bad ones.
ほうがいいN52 times in this passage
Advises that one course of action is preferable — "had better / it's better to".
子どもを育てるときは、悪いところをしかるのではなく、よいところをほめるほうがいいと思います。
When raising children, I think it is better to praise their good points rather than scold them for their bad ones.
だ / ですN53 times in this passage
The copula linking a noun or na-adjective to the subject — plain だ / polite です, 'is/am/are'.
子どもはすなおですから、ほめられたことをそのまま受け入れ、行動や態度に自信を持つことができます。
Children are straightforward, so they accept praise as it is and can gain confidence in their actions and attitudes.
〜ことができるN53 times in this passage
States that someone is able to do something — “can do” / “is able to do”.
子どもはすなおですから、ほめられたことをそのまま受け入れ、行動や態度に自信を持つことができます。
Children are straightforward, so they accept praise as it is and can gain confidence in their actions and attitudes.
そしてN5
Additive/sequential conjunction joining clauses, 'and / and then'.
そしてそれが成長につながっていくのです。
And that leads to their growth.
だけN5
Limiting particle marking 'only / just' — restricts to the stated amount, degree, or item.
「いい成績をとって、偉いね。」と結果だけをほめるのは好ましくありません。
It is not desirable to praise only the result, as in, “You got a good grade. Well done.”
んですN5
Explanatory ending that supplies a reason, context, or emphasis — 'the thing is…', 'it's that…'.
そうではなく、「毎日漢字の練習をしてがんばったから、いい成績がとれたんだね。
Instead, say things such as, “You got a good grade because you practiced kanji every day and worked hard.
けどN5
Colloquial conjunctive particle joining two clauses in contrast — "but / though / although."
すごいね。」とか「今日の試合は負けてしまったけど、いいプレーをしていたね。
That’s great.” Or, “You lost today’s match, but you played very well.
までN5
Particle marking the spatial, temporal, or extent limit of an action — "until / up to / as far as."
練習の成果が見られたよ。」というように、それまでの取り組みをほめるようにすると、子どものやる気を引き出すことができます。
I could see the results of your practice.” By praising the effort the child has made up to that point in this way, you can bring out the child’s motivation.
〜ているN52 times in this passage
Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.
特別なことができたらほめようと思っていると、どうしてもほめる機会が少なくなってしまう。
If you think you will praise a child only when they do something special, the opportunities for praise inevitably become fewer.
じゃない・ではないN5
Negates a noun or na-adjective with the copula, "is not / am not".
それに、大人にとってはできるのが当たり前だということでも、成長過程にある子どもにとってはそうではないことも多い。
Moreover, many things that adults take for granted are not necessarily easy or obvious for children who are still developing.
〜たいN5
Expresses the speaker's own desire to do something — “want to do”.
親として伸ばしてあげたいと思うことは、どんな小さいことでも積極的にほめることが大切だ。
As a parent, it is important to actively praise anything you want to help your child develop, no matter how small it may be.
どんなN5
Asks or specifies what kind or sort of thing something is, "what kind of".
親として伸ばしてあげたいと思うことは、どんな小さいことでも積極的にほめることが大切だ。
As a parent, it is important to actively praise anything you want to help your child develop, no matter how small it may be.
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