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Do you believe that intelligence is not set in stone? 🧠🧐

Professor Carol Dweck at Stanford University spent decades studying how people perceive their ability and talent. She uses the term “Mindset” to describe the way ppl think about intelligence.

There are two perspectives about intelligence that exist on a continuum: growth mindset and fixed mindset. Research suggests that children with different mindsets tend to hold different beliefs about effort and difficulties and make different choices about learning.

Let’s explore the differences and the effects of mindset on children’s self-motivation!

Source: mindsetkit.org

Do you believe that intelligence is not set in stone? 🧠🧐

Professor Carol Dweck at Stanford University spent decades studying how people perceive their ability and talent. She uses the term “Mindset” to describe the way people think about intelligence.

There are two perspectives about intelligence that exist on a continuum: growth mindset and fixed mindset. Research suggests that children with different mindsets tend to hold different beliefs about effort and difficulties and make different choices about learning.

Let’s explore the differences and the effects of mindset on children’s self-motivation!

Source: mindsetkit.org

Here are some books that we've selected to support your child's social-emotional education. The more tools you have, the better! 🤓💓

#1 The Color Monster, by Anna Llenas
The color monster learns to sort and define his mixed emotions with the help of a little girl. Age: 3-7

#2 Be Kind, by Pat Zietlow Miller
A girl contemplates the meaning of kindness after seeing her classmate Tanisha spills grape juice all over her dress. Age: 3-6

#3 LOVE, by Corrinne Averiss
When Tess has to leave home for school and separate from her family members, she starts to worry that their love might not stretch that far. Age: 4-6

#4 Me and My Fear, by Francesca Sanna
A girl moves to a new school with her fear, trying to find friendship and comfort. Age: 3-7

#5 Waiting Is Not Easy!, by Mo Willems
Gerald and Piggie are best friends. Gerald has to wait and wait when Piggie has a surprise for him. Age: 3-6

Sources: goodread.com and time.com

Like all parents, we see our kids as hope. Hope for a better future, or should I say: hope for THE future. It’s this same wish that unites people from different throughout the whole world.

Let's not ever take for granted all the effort we must dedicate into this mission.

What we most need to know is how to give our kids the values and skills to succeed as adults.

Want to know a way to start putting this powerful tool into practice? 🤔

A good start is investigating the needs of others!

🗣 Nonviolent communication is based on facts and not on labels. Facts bring more credibility to your arguments. It initially involves a change of focus from our mistakes and from the mistakes of the other to the needs of everyone.

❤️ When you look for the person's need, you can identify the feeling it caused them. By knowing the root of the feeling, you will be able to establish a more loving and empathic communication and relationship.

Have you ever stopped to notice if you can meet the needs of others through communication and vice versa? 🧐

👉 Your toddler's mission in life is to gain independence. So when they're developmentally capable of putting their toys away, clearing their plate from the table, and dressing themselves, let them! Giving a child responsibility is good for her self-esteem (and your sanity!) 😃

Did you know that happiness is a skill and that it depends on yourself? 😃

We are all born with the same potential to be happy, but over time we become more demanding of what brings happiness. We believe that it's much easier to learn and make good choices in life when you are well. 🤗

📝 There is a study on a group of people since 1938 about happiness. The group was made up of men from Boston's poorest neighborhoods to Harvard graduates, including President John F. Kennedy. The main conclusion? About 40% of happiness comes from decisions we make in life.

Since happiness depends on each one of us, here we separate 8 habits for you to be happier. Why not start practicing now?

Source: Choose the life you want - Tal Ben Sharar

You'll find them in places you never thought you would find 😂

Expressing feelings is hard enough for us adults, imagine having to teach them to children? 😅

The best way for children to learn about emotions is to talk about them. But how do you get your little ones to talk about the topic? 🤔

👉 Swipe for tips on how to engage them in this conversation.

How has this daily practice been with your child? 😍

📝 Instead of simply saying, "You're great," try to be specific about what your child did to deserve the positive feedback. You might say, "Waiting until I was off the phone to ask for cookies was hard, and I really liked your patience."

They need to understand what they did right! 🤩

It’s all fun and games with us! 😎 Want to find out what went through our minds when we created Lightouch?

🧐 Take a look at this wonderful feature by about how our project came to life. Huge thank you to Wendy Haaf for writing this article!

https://startupheretoronto.com/sectors/education/all-fun-and-games-how-lightouchs-unique-platform-helps-kids-develop-emotional-intelligence/

Why do they always make it hard? 😤😂