![]() ![]() When she was nine, Nadia fell three times on a beam exercise at the National Junior Championships competition and came in thirteenth place. While Nadia was always busy (couldn’t sit still) and seemed to be a natural for gymnastics, her path to stardom wasn’t without bumps along the way. This is the story of Nadia Comaneci, the famous women’s gymnast who received seven perfect scores in the 1976 Olympic Games. The walk gives the girl a new perspective on her project and in the end she manages to create it. Until her dog convinces her to take a walk. Eventually, she gets really mad and decides to quit. But making this most magnificent thing is anything but easy and she tries and fails repeatedly. She knows exactly how it will work, all she has to do is make it. ![]() The Most Magnificent ThingĪ girl sets out to make the most magnificent thing. Jabari’s father also serves as a positive coach and support for Jabari as he struggles to take his first dive. The next day, he climbs up again and after a quick pep talk to himself – finally takes a leap! This story normalizes the fear everyone goes through when faced with new challenges. Eventually, Jabari climbs the ladder but then gets back down and decides to wait until tomorrow. As he waits in line to climb the diving board stairs, Jabari lets other kids pass in front of him. But when faced with the prospect of actually jumping, Jabari’s hesitant. This delightful book is about a young boy named Jabari who announces to his dad that he’s now ready to jump off their pool’s diving board. ** As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Another is to read books to kids with stories that convey a similar message.īelow are fourteen books that let kids know it’s OK to not at first succeed, that failure and challenges can be viewed as opportunities rather than dead ends, and that determination often results in a far better outcome than being perfect. Instead of praising their efforts I was praising their results and would caution them instead of encouraging them to take on risks.Ĭhanging the way we talk to our kids is one step towards helping to reinforce the message of a growth mindset. I also started to notice ways I would talk to my daughters that suggested a fixed mindset. I began to see how much of a fixed mindset I had – placing limits on my abilities and not taking on challenges for fear of failure. I remember when I first read Mindset a few years ago – the message in the book was revolutionary. ![]() People with a growth mindset, Dweck explains, tend to experience greater success in work, relationships, and life in general than those with a fixed mindset – or people who feel intelligence is set at birth, unmalleable, and impossible to change. The term was coined by psychologist Carol Dweck in her best-selling book, Mindset, The New Psychology of Success. Growth mindset refers to people who think of intelligence as something that can improve and grow with effort and hard work. If you have kids in school, read parenting articles, or work in education, you’ve most definitely heard the buzzword – “growth mindset”. If you click on a link and purchase the item, I will receive a commission at no extra cost to you.) ![]()
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