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Do you believe that intelligence is not set in stone? 🧠🧐

Professor Carol Dweck at Stanford University spent decades studying how people perceive their ability and talent. She uses the term “Mindset” to describe the way ppl think about intelligence.

There are two perspectives about intelligence that exist on a continuum: growth mindset and fixed mindset. Research suggests that children with different mindsets tend to hold different beliefs about effort and difficulties and make different choices about learning.

Let’s explore the differences and the effects of mindset on children’s self-motivation!

Source: mindsetkit.org

Like all parents, we see our kids as hope. Hope for a better future, or should I say: hope for THE future. It’s this same wish that unites people from different throughout the whole world.

Let's not ever take for granted all the effort we must dedicate into this mission.

What we most need to know is how to give our kids the values and skills to succeed as adults.

Expressing feelings is hard enough for us adults, imagine having to teach them to children? 😅

The best way for children to learn about emotions is to talk about them. But how do you get your little ones to talk about the topic? 🤔

👉 Swipe for tips on how to engage them in this conversation.

How has this daily practice been with your child? 😍

📝 Instead of simply saying, "You're great," try to be specific about what your child did to deserve the positive feedback. You might say, "Waiting until I was off the phone to ask for cookies was hard, and I really liked your patience."

They need to understand what they did right! 🤩