Wanting to raise happy kids and remembering to boost their self-confidence are common goals for parents, grandparents and guardians. You might have complimented their drawing, told them they were ...

In March, I wrote a blog post describing how the theory of growth mindset has become a pretext for the mistreatment of children across the K-12 educational system. This piece generated a lot of ...

Parents want their kids to grow up to be hardy and resilient. They understand life is only going to get more complicated as they grow older, with an increasing number of possible points of failure and ...

Exams needn't be stressful. Parents can foster resilience, curiosity, and confidence by encouraging a healthy attitude towards challenges, viewing mistakes as learning opportunities, and celebrating ...

For example, children praised for being smart are more likely to grow to fear being seen as anything else, while those noticed for effort develop a passion for growth. Young people with a growth ...

Teachers are such an important influence when it comes to helping kids develop a growth mindset. I answered questions about this topic in a Tip of the Week for Character Lab: Lots of people have heard ...

Being a parent isn’t easy. Neither is being a kid. Think about all of that energy required for growing, learning and absorbing everything there is to offer in this fast-paced world. It’s exhausting to ...

The attachments we learned from our mother and father, or our first primary caregivers, from birth through our mid-grade school age, is our attachment period; it is what molds us into who we become in ...

When I try to use terms like “growth mindset” to help my kids with, well, anything — I get eye rolls. Them: I can’t do long division. Me (chipper): You can’t do long division … yet! Them: Whatever, ...