Children Quote by Carol S. Dweck

What we found was that the greater proportion of process praise, the more likely the child was to have a mindset five years later…

— Carol S. Dweck

Praise and reward create a system of extrinsic motivations for behavior. Children (and adults) end up taking action in order to receive the praise…

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

One thing scientists have discovered is that often-praised children become more intelligent than often-blamed ones. There's a creative element in praise.

— Thomas Dreier

“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

Mentality is where the success is. I will teach the kids how to think in a positive way.

— Eliud Kipchoge

A child must learn early to believe that she is somebody worthwhile, and that she can do many praiseworthy things.

— Benjamin E. Mays

I take praise as not just a reward and a result but also as the beginning of a new process.

— Christoph Waltz

Children are born with their own optimism. They have a clarity and a simplicity that we can only wish for.

— Meshell Ndegeocello

“But can you imagine if the very first time that you fell after pulling yourself up on that coffee table, a voice came thundering…

— Josie Spinardi

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

— Carol S. Dweck

Of course children benefit from positive feedback. But praise and rewards are not the only methods of reinforcement. More emphasisshould be place on appreciation--reinforcement…

— Lilian Katz

When our inner child is not nurtured and nourished, our minds gradually close to new ideas, unprofitable commitments and the surprises of the Spirit.

— Brennan Manning