LibGuides: Growth Mindset and the Elementary Classroom- Lisa Franey: Growth Mindset Resources for Parents

Growth Mindset Resources to Share With Parents

How To Teach Your Child to Have a Growth Mindset
An introduction for parents on growth mindset, the power it holds for their children, and some strategies they can use in order to foster it.
Growth Mindset for Parents
A webpage which includes an introduction on growth mindset for parents, as well as a series of ten lessons and activities which they can use to help support their children as they develop this learning belief in themselves.
Why Praise Can Be Bad For Kids
Information and ideas for parents regarding praise and some new thinking and advice on how to ensure that parents offer the right kinds encouragement to help their child succeed.
How Not to Talk to Your Kids
An in-depth look at the research by Carol Dweck and others about how the ways in which we praise our children can affect them.

A ten-minute video for parents which describes the idea of a growth mindset and how it differs from a fixed mindset. Examples, tips, and suggestions are shared with parents to help ensure that they are good role models for their children, as well as to help them develop a positive growth mindset.