These eight growth mindset and fixed mindset examples, featuring kids, can help you determine which mindset your child has and how to help them improve. “I can’t do it!” “I’m stupid!” “Why should I even try?” Any parent who hears these words from their child inevitably feels helpless knowing their child’s self-view is so negative….
Encouragement is more effective than praise in guiding kids’ mindset and behavior. Here’s why: We want our children to feel how proud we are of them because, after all, we’re proud when they do their best or achieve a goal. But how can we communicate our admiration in a way that expresses our true sentiments…
Trying to be a perfect parent for your child can actually do them more harm than good. Here’s why imperfect parents make the best parents for kids’ emotional health. “Mom, it was pajama day today and I was the only one not wearing pajamas!” my daughter exclaimed moments after descending from the school bus. Her…
“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” – Nelson Mandela
“No matter what your ability is, effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into accomplishment.” – Carol Dweck
Each child is born with strong internal motivation. The question is, why do some kids retain it while others don’t? And what can parents do to protect it? Somewhere along the way, often by kindergarten, this intrinsic motivation disappears in many kids, but it doesn’t have to.
Inside: Tips and insights about how to help your child cope with failure while still encouraging them to keep trying. “You can do it!” I yelled, hands cupped around my mouth, as my daughter swam toward a float 100 yards offshore. This was our third summer spending a week at a rustic lake-side camp up…