What YOU SAY can positively affect your child’s success in school and in life. Research shows that parenting with a GROWTH MINDSET better ensures your child’s success in school, sports and life! Giving children specific praise for their effort, perseverance and practice can greatly improve their achievement. Please see the chart below for growth mindset phrases to use with your child.
Ways to Praise Children Using the Growth Mindset 1. You tried really hard on that. 2. You never gave up. 3. You have such a positive attitude. 4. You really improved on __ because you __. 5. What a creative solution to that problem! 6. I love how you took responsibility for that! 7. I like the way you are doing __. 8. I admire the way you __. 9. You really handled that situation well because __. 10. It was very brave of you to try __. 11. I know I can trust you because __. 12. I am proud of you for spending so much time studying. 13. I appreciate how helpful you were when you __. 14. I like how you really focused on your work. 15. I can tell you tried your best because __. 16. You are not afraid of a challenge! I like that! 17. You thought of that all by yourself! 18. You remembered to (specific skill)! Great thinking! 19. I am so proud that you made that choice! 20. Your effort really paid off!