HOW TO GIVE YOUR KIDS A GROWTH MINDSET

<p>As parents, we want to inspire greatness in our kids. We want our them to love learning and confidently overcome the difficulties they encounter throughout their lifetime. Developing a <strong>growth mindset</strong> is key to this success. As a homeschool parent, we plant the seeds of the growth mindset with <strong>how we encourage and praise our kids</strong>. Learn what to <strong>do </strong>and what to <strong>say </strong>to nudge kids <em>away from a fixed mindset</em> and towards a growth mindset with host Janna and guest Amy Milcic.&nbsp;Also, learn why <em>you </em>need to take on a growth mindset yourself!&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>QUOTABLES</strong></p> <p>Janna: "...what I love is in a growth mindset, <strong>you just expect some failure</strong>. And that's <em>real</em>, right? That is real."</p> <p>Amy: "Another thing that's really great to do with your kids is to ask them a question to get their feedback, so that you're paying attention and that you've noticed the effort that they put in. So let's say for example with the handwriting. [You say,] 'Wow, the way that you fit your letters in between those lines today! <strong>How did you do that? Tell me what you did to make that happen.</strong>' And just phrasing the <em>effort</em>, phrasing <em>what they thought about doing in order to make that happen</em>. Because you might see somebody pick up a pencil and write. There's a lot of different steps that have to go on in your brain to make that happen. And so that also helps your kids slow down and say, 'Oh, wait a minute. Yeah, today I got my pencil and I just...' walking through all of that."</p> <p>Thanks to show sponsor BookShark. <a href="https://www.bookshark.com/request-a-catalog/">Request a homeschool curriculum catalog</a> or <a href="http://www.bookshark.com/instructors-guide-samples">download samples</a> at <a href="http://www.bookshark.com/">bookshark.com</a>.</p> <p><strong>TIMESTAMPS</strong><br> 02:01 Introduction of special guest Amy Milcic from <a href="https://rockyourhomeschool.n