Bonus Archive Ep 019: Growth vs. Fixed Mindset in Kids and Adults

One of the most basic beliefs we carry about ourselves has to do with how we view our personality. You may have heard your child say something along the lines of, “Oh, I’m just not a math person,” or, “Organization isn’t my thing.” You may even recognize these types of attitudes in yourself. This is what’s known as a “fixed mindset,” a concept that originated in the book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck.

Dr. Maggie Wray is an ICF-certified Academic Life Coach and ADHD coach, with a Ph.D. in Neurobiology and Behavior from Cornell and a Bachelor’s in Astrophysics from Princeton. She is passionate about helping students develop the skills they need to be successful in life, and believes that many of the skills that are most essential to students’ long-term life success are not being taught in school. In 2012, she founded Creating Positive Futures to help students develop the executive functioning skills, mindset, and study skills they need to excel in school but are often not learning in the classroom. Her unique coaching programs combine research-based strategies about neurobiology and the psychology of learning with the lessons she learned as a student at two Ivy League universities and her experiences teaching and coaching hundreds of teens over the past 10 years. 

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Listen to this bonus episode from the archives of ImpactParents with Maggie Wray, joined by Diane Dempster about “fixed” and “growth” mindsets in kids and adults, and how you can tweak and rewire your habits to nourish your child’s mindset.

Here is what was covered on this special archival episode:

• What is the difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset?
• How can one develop a growth mindset?
• Changing the way you respond to scenarios help in developing a growth mindset

Related Blogs:

• How To Motivate Your Child To Be A Lifelong Learner
• Three Steps To Learn From Mistakes Without Shame
• Surprising Strategy for ADHD Management: Celebration

Related Products:

• Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck

Connect with Maggie:

• Website
• LinkedIn

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