Then once it is done you get a puppy (preferably a papillon, those lil bastards can live up to 15 years) then you teach them step by step how to take care of it and hold their hand for a couple weeks

then let them take care of it from then on

let them take it for supervised walks

I have a little cousin, she's ten now or something. I never tell her that her drawings are good, but I tell her ‘this drawing is better than the last one, keep it up’ if it's really better. I hope this'll help her learn to be critical.

yes it will pheliska

that will help them

it gives positive reinforcement while also gently pushing them onwards

try and hide criticisms in praise so they take it to heart, but only if they're relatively young

well even as they grow up

As a role model your opinion matters more than most

giving an outright negative opinion will deter them from doing what they did or what they drew

explain preferences

use music as an example

help them understand that failure is not the end but a chance to find flaws and improve

but do not stop there

help them find their flaws

help them learn how to improve and avoid making those same flaws

eventually they'll pick up on it and grow

should also teach them about motivatioin and how to keep it, almost as important as all that

not as important as teaching them to grow

motivation is a fickle mistress for many authors and artists

why are we giving parenting advice

Because we are decent human beings who want children to grow up to be functional members of society and not coddled cellar dwellers tweeting out how the patriarchy is ruining the world and the government is oppressing women and protecting rapists

They need to be functional cellar dwellers at the very least

playing wholesome games like GTA 5 and The Witcher 3

if you keep up your eloquent explanations im gonna grow a full chub, son

wholesome games like *Hotline Miami and OFF

What is OFF?

WHAT

DUDE

What?

https://www.zchr.org/off.html

its an amazing game

Fuck, it's so cold here, that I had to go to the kitchen and warm up near the stove.

the artist behind the game, mortis ghost, is one of the few people who helped me realize i wanted to be an animator

animator?

where are you pheliksa

Whats reps dog called?

on the world map I mean

Mala?

Sarah?