5 ways to raise a child with a growth mindset

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Kids & Family, Parenting, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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We can’t protect our kids from failure, but we can guide them to how to learn from failure and part of this is having a growth mindset versus a fixed mindset. Join me on this important episode as I discuss: The difference between a growth and fixed mindset 5 ways to raise our child with a growth mindset from the toddler years and beyond Why a growth mindset is beneficial to children Episode Links and Resources: Study by Schroeder et. al about power of a growth mindset in school-aged children Are you a toddler parent looking for more parenting and tantrum guidance, check out my course Toddlers & Tantrums for more tips to connect and compassionately discipline your toddler child Check out my weekly videos on child health & development by ⁠subscribing to PedsDocTalk on YouTube⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠⁠⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠⁠⁠ page of the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	A fixed mindset is a mindset that feels and looks at success as black and white.
0:03.7	You either win or lose and losing is failure.
0:06.8	You're either good at something or not.
0:08.8	You look at yourself as unable to change and you're just who you are and
0:12.9	that people are just lucky and you're unlucky.
0:16.0	It's a very negative mindset to encourage growth.
0:19.8	Take a person who wants to become a motivational speaker, but it's not good at
0:23.3	speaking. A fixed mindset mentality says, I can't ever do this.
0:27.4	I am who I am. It's hopeless.
0:29.2	I will never be a good public speaker.
0:31.3	A growth mindset on the other hand says, I am capable of growing and learning.
0:35.8	And that is what should be celebrated.
0:38.0	These people will look at being shy or not good at public speaking and
0:41.8	tell themselves, I am capable of learning and becoming better just because
0:46.5	I'm not good at this now.
0:48.0	It doesn't mean I can't learn to be better.
0:51.0	Someone with a growth mindset understands that improvement is always possible.
0:55.0	Mistakes will happen, but they're going to learn from their mistakes rather
0:58.9	than looking at themselves or situation as a complete failure.
1:05.8	Welcome to the Pete Stocktalk podcast.
1:07.8	Thank you for joining me each and every week.
1:10.7	Your reviews, the way that you tune in and the way you share this podcast are
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