Big Life Journal — Growth Mindset Parenting

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@CP_Parenting Thanks for sharing Melissa! @CP_Parenting

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Over-protecting your child prevents them from
✔️ learning to deal with 'hard things'
✔️ failing and learning to persevere
✔️ developing confidence
Everyone, especially children, need to experience mistakes and the opportunity to rebound. Agree? Disagree? #parenting #parenthood

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”Say you’re sorry!” Forcing your child to apologize results in empty words said to avoid conflict & shame. They're NOT learning respect or how to do better next time. Shame and fear prevent them from learning anything in that moment. Agree? Disagree? #parenting #parentingtips 👇

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What to do when your child says, "I can't!" #parenting #parentingtips #parents #family

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@deesaigal @khushbooverma Thank you so much @deesaigal for your kind words!

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What inspiring, loving, or [fill-in-the-blank] things do YOU tell your child before they fall asleep? #bedtime

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Talkative and imaginative 11-year-old Mikal is one of the relatable characters in our NEW audio stories for kids. In The Urbana Gardens Chronicles, your child will learn important #GrowthMindset life-lessons in an entertaining, screen-free way. https://t.co/nbbTWMBF6R
#kidsbooks

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Stubborn, independent 10-year-old Jennifer is just one relatable character in our NEW 🎧audio stories🎧 for kids. The Urbana Gardens Chronicles teaches your child important life-lessons and social skills in an entertaining and screen-free way. Order today: https://t.co/nbbTWMBF6R

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Setbacks happen. Failure is a part of success. When our kids focus only on the goal, setbacks seem insurmountable. But they’ve done hard things before! Encourage them to keep going. Failure is not a 'problem'. Failure isn't failure if you learn from it.
#growthmindset #parenting

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Want your child to keep working toward a goal no matter how hard it gets? Let them see your own journey toward a goal. As parents, we don’t need to be perfect to be great teachers. Show your children that part of the fun is the learning you do on the way to a goal.
#parenting

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Help your child develop a love of the 'process' not the 'prize' by encouraging them to focus on what they’ve learned so far. Getting to the goal will feel amazing, but the skills and abilities they acquire on their way to the goal will serve them forever.
#GrowthMindset

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Does this surprise you? 👉Knowing "when to grit and when to quit" aligns with having a healthy growth mindset. #mindset #parenting

[Susan David, Ph.D. @SusanDavid_PhD]

Grit is overrated.

Don't get me wrong, grit is important, but so is adaptability.

Emotional agility is not always a matter of charging full steam ahead. More often than not, your agility lies in your ability to identify when to grit and when to quit.

[Mrs. Procter @Tiff_Procter]

Saw a post by @biglifejournal on the Tolerance Cup and shared it with my #grade1 class. We made these anchor charts with what they shared and their ideas #SEL

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When we push uncomfortable feelings away, we teach kids to bottle their feelings up and prevent emotional learning and healing.

When we hold space for their sadness, anger, or fear, we teach our kids how to soothe themselves and move on from physical and emotional hurts.

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If we highlight our missteps and show how we persevered, our children can learn to do the same.

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When your child makes progress, recognize it, no matter how small. Even a few small steps can mean reaching new abilities. Allow your child to relish the little wins.

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Supporting our children’s progress and goals to develop their internal comparison and ability to work for progress is a key factor in helping them establish a growth mindset.

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It’s common for children (and adults) to feel they are lacking in some way. When we declare that we are enough exactly as we are, amazing things happen — self-acceptance, self-love, and the confidence to soar.

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Showing your children that they are loved and accepted—even when they don’t necessarily succeed—is one way to ensure that your child’s self-esteem is thriving.

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When something seems insignificant and minor to us, it might NOT be the case for our children. When they're expressing their BIG feelings, we need to understand this is how THEY feel about it and the best we can do is be there for them and acknowledge it, not to make it stop.