Embracing Challenges with a Growth Mindset: Building Resilience in Children
Last Monday, my 9-year-old stared at a difficult math problem, pencil frozen mid-air. “I can’t do this,” she whispered, ready to give up. Instead of immediately showing her the solution or telling her it’s easy, I remembered our family’s commitment to the Life-Ready approach. I sat beside her and said, “I can see this feels really hard right now. That ‘hard’ feeling? That’s your brain growing. What if we think of this as a chance to get smarter?” The look of frustration mixed with growing curiosity on her face told me we had a perfect opportunity to practice growth mindset in a low-stakes environment. ...