Entity and Incremental Theories – Seeing the World through Different Beliefs In this series of articles, I am exploring Carol Dweck’s Mindset Theory as it relates to grit, and how you can apply these concepts to nurturing grit in your child. In the previous article we saw how children (and adults) react differently to challenging […]
Emotion
Cultivate the Right Mindset for Teaching Your Child Grit Pt.1
Effort over Achievement and Mindset Theory Grit /grit/: noun Courage and resolve, strength of character. A positive trait combining passion for a long-term goal and a powerful motivation to achieve the objective Grit has become the recognized as the key character trait for success both in childhood and in later life. Intelligence is helpful, but […]
Fear and Love
Fear is something we live with every day. It can be the small doubt about yourself that arises in a conversation. It can be the dread that sinks into you as you face your boss. It can be the nervous anxiety that rattles you when someone is walking towards you on a dark street. One […]
Anger
Anger is an interesting, curious emotion that most of us experience on some level every day, be it mild frustration or moral outrage or sheer hatred. Most religious traditions have stories full of angry wrath. God destroys individuals and whole civilizations throughout the Old Testament. Jesus, the “Prince of Peace,” unleashes his righteous anger to […]