Parents Quotes by Carol S. Dweck

8 Parents quotes by Carol S. Dweck

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Carol S. Dweck’s eight brief reflections provide a quick, insightful snapshot of her thoughts on the mindset behind parenting.

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The best thing parents can do is to teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep…

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If parents want to give their children a gift, the best thing they can do is to teach their children to love…

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“If parents want to give their children a gift, the best thing they can do is to teach their children to love…

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“It’s the parents who respond to their children’s setbacks with interest and treat them as opportunities for learning who are transmitting a…

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Our message to parents is to focus on the process the child engages in, such as trying hard or focusing on the…

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We're finding that many parents endorse a growth mindset, but they still respond to their children's errors, setbacks or failures as though…

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“If parents want to give their children a gift, the best thing they can do is to teach their children to love…

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“Parents think they can hand children permanent confidence—like a gift—by praising their brains and talent. It doesn’t work, and in fact has…

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“you aren’t a failure until you start to blame.”

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“tune in to the messages you’re sending. Are they messages that say: You have permanent traits and I’m judging them? Or are they messages…

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A company that cannot self-correct cannot thrive.

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...when people already know they're deficient, they have nothing to lose by trying.

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Most experts and great leaders agree that leaders are made, not born, and that they are made through their own drive for learning and…

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“Genius is not enough; we need to get the job done.”

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Why seek out the tried and true, instead of experiences that will stretch you?

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What can I learn from this? What will I do next time I'm in this situation?

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When we praise children for their intelligence, we tell them that this is the name of the game: Look smart; don't risk making mistakes.

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We're not saying people don't need fuel for strenuous work; they just don't need it constantly. People have many more resources at hand than…

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“What on earth would make someone a nonlearner? Everyone is born with an intense drive to learn. Infants stretch their skills daily. Not just…

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The passion for stretching yourself and sticking to it, even (or especially) when it's not going well, is the hallmark of the growth mindset.

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The whole point of marriage is to encourage your partner's development and have them encourage yours.

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“When people with the fixed mindset opt for success over growth, what are they really trying to prove? That they’re special. Even superior.”

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I'm such an egghead.

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