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Using Growth Mindset to Help Students Overcome Perfectionism
By Shannon Anderson, author of Mindset Power: A Kid’s Guide to Growing Better Every Day Have you ever heard the saying, “Practice makes perfect?” I spent many years thinking my goal should be executing something perfectly to achieve success. As … Continue reading
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Tagged Free Spirit author, growth mindset, mindset, perfectionism
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4 Ideas to Encourage Learning and Growth Mindset Thinking This Summer
By Shannon Anderson, author of Mindset Power: A Kid’s Guide to Growing Better Every Day The warmer months are filled with new things growing in nature, time off from school to pursue interests, and opportunities for camps, classes, sports, and … Continue reading
Teaching Growth Mindset: 5 Ways to Be a Mistake-Making Mentor
By Shannon Anderson, author of Y Is for Yet: A Growth Mindset Alphabet It’s true that there is no tired like first-week-of-school tired. But, it’s also true that there is no excitement like first-week-of-school excitement! From setting up your freshly … Continue reading
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How to Help Young Children Build Resilience
By Elizabeth Verdick, author of Try-Again Time My favorite photos of my little sister’s preschool years are the ones where she has food on her head. Spaghetti, chocolate ice cream, breakfast cereal—anything in a bowl became her hat. She loved … Continue reading
Posted in Early Childhood, Parenting
Tagged Free Spirit author, growth mindset, mindset, resilience
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Grow Through What You Go Through
By Shannon Anderson, author of Mindset Power: A Kid’s Guide to Growing Better Every Day Learning to navigate through the last several months has been challenging for most adults. Imagine the thoughts going through the minds of kids. Life is … Continue reading
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Tagged elementary education, Free Spirit author, growth mindset, mindset
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