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Develop a growth mindset in your child

Develop a growth mindset in your child

The smartest thing a parent can do is to develop a growth mindset in their kids. That way, they can reap the benefits of a plastic brain over their lifetime rather than be held back by self-limiting beliefs.Read more

Helping kids leapfrog difficulties

Helping kids leapfrog difficulties

BY MICHAEL GROSE  A parent’s attitude to their child’s difficulties will determine how successfully they meet and overcome many of the obstacles and hurdles they meet.Read more

Let kids practise losing

Let kids practise losing

 Currently, there’s a flaw in modern Western culture that won’t allow kids to lose, to struggle or to experience disappointment. Interestingly, this is at a time when childhood anxiety is going through the roof.Read more