{"id":576,"date":"2017-01-12T11:54:15","date_gmt":"2017-01-12T11:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/holmstonps\/?page_id=576"},"modified":"2017-01-13T11:18:29","modified_gmt":"2017-01-13T11:18:29","slug":"how-can-the-way-i-praise-my-child-help-develop-a-growth-mindset","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/holmstonps\/growth-mindsets\/how-can-the-way-i-praise-my-child-help-develop-a-growth-mindset\/","title":{"rendered":"How can the way I praise my child help develop a Growth Mindset?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"changing-dialogue_24\"<\/a>It\u2019s natural to want to praise children when they do something well, but we need to do this carefully. Research suggests that the type of praise that we use can have a big impact. It’s all a matter of context in fact and even positive praise can encourage a fixed mindset<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Praising our children by saying things like \u201cyou\u2019re a natural!\u201d or \u201cyou seem to be able to turn your hand to anything!\u201d without clarity of the process by which they got to that point can lead to the belief that being good at something is out of their control. In other words understanding how they got there is the key.<\/p>\n

This focus on being good at something might lead to children feeling happy in the short-term, but confused when the reason they were praised is not evident. If children believe that they succeeded in something simply because they are gifted, they can end up re-evaluating their abilities if it doesn\u2019t go as well next time.<\/p>\n

Instead the grown-ups around the child can focus praise on the effort they\u2019ve made<\/strong> to get to that point of triumph, the strategy they used<\/strong> or the outcome<\/strong> itself, saying things like \u201cyou\u2019ve worked so hard on this, well done!\u201d or \u201cyou get better every time because of all the practise you\u2019ve been doing\u201d or \u201cyou have found a great way to do that, it worked out really well\u201d.<\/p>\n

This kind of feedback helps to develop children\u2019s resilience to failure as it teaches them what to do when they are challenged or fail \u2013 try again, try harder or try a different way, all things that are within their own control.<\/p>\n

This type of praise is sometimes called \u2018process praise\u2019 and Dweck\u2019s research found that children were more motivated when their parents used more of this kind of praise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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That\u2019s not how I\u2019ve praised my child so far \u2013 is it too late to change?<\/h3>\n
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It\u2019s never too late to change our mindsets. We\u2019ve worked with children from the age of three, right up to university students and adults, and we\u2019ve seen that anyone can develop a growth mindset<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

It seems that the trick is to be open with children. If you are going to change the way you praise your child or the type of behaviours that you encourage, let them know why you are doing it. Tell them all about Growth Mindsets.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re not saying that everyone is born with the same abilities, but what is clear is that practise, effort and finding the best strategy are crucial in determining how successful our children are in life, perhaps even more so than the natural abilities that they were born with.<\/p>\n

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