Child rearing advice is ever-changing.
The latest thinking, according to New York Magazine is that it’s much better to praise kids for their efforts, and not so good to praise them for their intelligence.
Praising a child’s IQ sends the message that no effort is required, whereas praising effort itself rewards persistence.
This sounds plausible & might even be true…but who knows for sure? It would take decades of massive-cohort double-blind studies to confirm the author’s assertions.
How Not to Talk to Your Kids – New York Magazine, February 19 2007
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I think this is good common sense–but probably trickier than it sounds.
I applaud you for writing this blog post, but I don’t care if you’re smart or not. How was that?