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Parenting

The Problem With Telling Children They Are Smart

"You're so smart" sounds like the safest thing you can say to a child. The data say otherwise. In a series of well-replicated studies, children praise...

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Parenting

How to Let Children Fail Safely

Every parent dreads seeing their child fail. Yet failure is one of the most powerful teachers your child will ever have. The key is understanding the...

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Parenting

Growth Mindset in Early Childhood: What It Means

The concept of "growth mindset" has become popular in education, but it's equally important in early childhood. A growth mindset is the belief that ab...

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Parenting

Building Self-Esteem in Young Children: What Actually Works

The self-esteem industry has done children few favours. The generation raised on trophy-for-everyone participation awards and "you're so special" prai...

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Emotions

Building Resilience: How Children Develop Positive Self-Talk

Children's inner voices form largely unseen by parents. The child who, after making a mistake, says to themselves "I'm so stupid, I always get things...

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Development

Growth Mindset in Young Children: What It Is and How to Nurture It

Carol Dweck spent decades studying why some children and adults respond to challenge and failure with greater persistence and resilience than others....

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