My wife and I are talking to our kids a little bit differently these days. Many families are. Many schools are. All of this is due to some interesting research on Mindsets, specifically the difference between "Fixed" mindsets and "Growth" mindsets. What we are learning is that we should be telling our kids that we are proud of their hard work and notice their hard work when they work hard and are successful instead of telling them that they are smart and brilliant and have amazing talent. Doesn't seem like it should make much of a difference, but watch these two videos below and then read the article and you will likely think about your words as well. Pretty impressive research and I am hoping our words will be making a positive difference in our kids lives and the lives of my students.
NY Times article on Mindsets and how we talk to our children click here!
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