Category Archive for: ‘Parent Coaching’
How Parenting Styles Create Mindsets By Dr. Namitha Raju
Several schools are introducing kids to the concept of a fixed mindset versus a growth mindset as part of their social-emotional learning program. It’s a great awareness tool, thanks to studies by Stanford University researcher Dr. Carol Dweck. Dr. Dweck’s research discovered the two main …
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What! Why can’t I say “Good job” to my kids? By Dr. Namitha Raju
Negative Effects of Praising While praising may seem like it encourages kids to do well, it erodes a child’s inner confidence Any praise aimed at our kid’s character or the outcome (e.g., smart, intelligent, pretty, brave, good job, excellent grades) focuses on something a kid …
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A gift from you to your children this holiday season!
You bought a special box of holiday cookies for the whole family. You see that many are missing when you take it out to share with everyone. So you ask your daughter what happened to the cookies and she denies knowing anything about them. But …
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Careers! Who gets to choose – Parents or Kids? By Dr. Namitha Raju
A clever advertisement recently released (https://youtu.be/36SDHEwSA_U) by Bournvita, a children’s health drink company in India, promoted a social message. In this ad, they changed the packaging of their health drink and presented it in unimaginable containers (such as a glass cleaner, a soap box, a …
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