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https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/dec/04/would-you-be-willing-words-turn-conversation-around

Had to share - the wonderful power of language. Great advice here for having better conversations. You're welcome 😊

'Would you be willing?': words to turn a conversation around (and those to avoid) Choose your words carefully and you can get someone to change their mind, or see you in a new light

Hi all,
I was contacted by a possible new client yesterday and they said they were referred to Greenstone by asking on Facebook for recommendations.
I didn't receive a notification as I normally do to say who recommended me, so want to say THANK YOU to whoever you are - much appreciated, have a great weekend 😊

'In the fishtank analogy of a workplace, it is the quality of the water in the fishtank that determines the lustre of the fish.'

Dr William Tate

This is great - Carol Dweck discusses her Growth Mindset theory. She emphasises once again that it it should not be seen as a 'magic bullet' or as something that can cure all the ills of disengaged or underachieving students.

LISTEN: Carol Dweck on growth mindset theory, her critics and how she is just getting started In the latest episode of Tes Podagogy, the woman behind growth mindset explains the multiple misinterpretations of her work

Useful advice for anyone seeking to be more confident, particularly in a work context.

Too scared to speak up? How to be more confident Some people exude self-assurance, while others dread putting themselves forward. But is lack of confidence societal or genetic, and what tricks can we use to overcome it?

👀 A short blog I wrote about resilience - a resource we all have but might need to build more of 👀

Resilience: ‘Ordinary Magic’ Promise me you’ll always remember: you’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think. Winnie the Pooh Resilience builds on a person’s strengths as opposed to emphasi…

Love this!

New blog.

Resilience: 'Ordinary Magic'

What is RESILIENCE and should we care about it?

Resilience: ‘Ordinary Magic’ Promise me you’ll always remember: you’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think. Winnie the Pooh Resilience builds on a person’s strengths as opposed to emphasi…

I would say that yes, it could be if it is misapplied. As Dweck says towards the end of this article, correctly utilising the idea of Growth Mindset requires that students are given useful feedback about the processes they are using when they are learning and that they are then given time to learn from their failures. I'd say it is the systems in place in most schools that enable Growth Mindset to be misused; time-limited, data-led, results and outcome orientated systems are fundamentally incongruent with the concept of Growth Mindset. I look forward to hearing Dweck speak about it in the TES podcast on 18th Oct and also to the classroom materials she is developing to allow a better implementation of GM at classroom level.

Weekend read: Is growth mindset the new learning styles? Most teachers have talked to their pupils about the importance of a growth mindset. But is growth mindset anything more than a platitude from a motivational poster?

Fantastic news. Progressive move that promotes healthy, positive and realistic body image practices

In a move that body-positive advocates are calling "hugely positive," Getty Images, the world's largest photo agency, has just banned photoshopped images altering body shape! Rebecca Swift, Getty's director of creative planning, says that the agency has “seen a major increase in words like ‘real life’, ‘unstilted photography’ and ‘authenticity’ – especially around women.” By banning doctored images, she says that Getty hopes to “create more authentic content.” Caryn Franklin, a fashion commentator and professor of diversity at Kingston University London, hopes that bans from major organizations like Getty will encourage an overall change in creative industries like fashion: “It’s about alerting the next generation of creatives to the choices they might make around ethical presentations of women’s bodies and the impacts that can have,” she says. “The more people in positions of power who express opinions on behalf of all our daughters the better.”

For years, advocates have highlighted the impacts of such photoshopping on girls' self-esteem; a study released last month found that looking at photos of slim women for just 15 minutes changes viewers perception of what the "ideal body" is. The Swiss researchers asserted that "the thin ideal is the western concept of an ideally slim or underweight female body, and its omnipresence in the mass media has a negative impact on women’s health." In addition to the adverse effects of these images on girls, Rosalie Nelson, a former British model who was urged to lose weight to get “down to the bone,” has also spoken eloquently about dangers to the models themselves who she says are "often asked to lose excessive amounts of weight and to diet obsessively.”

The new policy from Getty “that [photographers] do not submit to us any creative content depicting models whose body shapes have been retouched to make them look thinner or larger” took effect on October 1, the same day as a new French law requiring all commercial images that have been retouched to change a model’s size be clearly labeled. Although change has been slow, Nelson says that she’s beginning to see the effects on fashion runways, most recently at London's fashion week: “Although there were still a lot of thin and possibly underweight models, there was a lot more diversity throughout the shows [this year],” she points out. “I’m optimistic that the whole industry will be more focused on health and body positivity in the next decade.”

Kudos to Getty on this new policy! To read more in The Guardian, visit http://bit.ly/2yDRFrE

For books for children and teens that encourage acceptance of physical diversity and appreciation of one's own body, check out our blog post, "25 Body Image Positive Books for Mighty Girls," at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=10912

For an excellent book for teen girls that tackles unrealistic body expectations and explores how media and marketing perpetuate such expectations, we highly recommend "The Body Image Workbook for Teens" for ages 13 and up at https://www.amightygirl.com/body-image-workbook

For an insightful parenting book that explores that impact of social media on girls, including their frequent exposure to images setting unrealistic beauty standards, we recommend "American Girls: Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers" at https://www.amightygirl.com/american-girls-social-media

For an empowering guide for adult women who struggle with body image or self-confidence, we highly recommend the new book, "Beautiful You: A Daily Guide to Radical Self-Acceptance," at http://amzn.to/2qf53PZ

And, for resources for parents on encouraging a healthy self esteem and positive body image in their daughters, visit https://www.amightygirl.com/parenting/body-image-self-esteem

Worth a read, especially if you are a parent but also if you look after or work with young people in any capacity. Early intervention really could minimise later problems. Love to all young people and families that are struggling now, don't stay silent, get support ❤️

The questions that can show your child has depression - and what to do next It is one of the hardest things for a parent to cope with - to see your child suffering from mental health problems, with no real idea what has gone wrong or how you can help them.