Capable Quote by Carol S. Dweck

Give your kid some credit for being smart - just because they read about something doesn't mean they will do it.

— Lauren Myracle

“After seven experiments with hundreds of children, we had some of the clearest findings I’ve ever seen: Praising children’s intelligence harms their motivation and…

— Carol Dweck

Always praise your kid even if he/she is unresponsive to learning. By insulting them and putting them down, you will only push them away…

— Suzy Kassem

Some of these kids just don't plain know how good they are: how smart and how much they have to say. You can tell…

— Dave Eggers

Praising children’s intelligence harms their motivation and it harms their performance.

— Carol S. Dweck

Do not train children to learning by force and harshness, but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may…

— Plato

“Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you…

— Plato

Kids are smart. Knowledge is power. Let them figure things out. Don't turn into that grown-up who they won't come to.

— Lauren Myracle

What makes a child gifted and talented may not always be good grades in school, but a different way of looking at the world…

— Chuck Grassley

“Young children who constantly hear “person” praise (“you’re so smart to do this well”) as opposed to “task” praise (“you did that well”) are…

— Ken Bain

Do not train children to learning by force and harshness, but direct them to it by what amuses their minds.

— Plato

Children are very smart, in their own stupid way. A child's brain is like a sponge, and you know how smart sponges are.

— Steve Carell