I read about this study on Mom-101 (during a middle of the night feeding) and considered it… how do you praise your child for his efforts and not his talents? Hmmm, sounds hard.
Today I read it in its entirety and consider this piece from NY Magazine required reading in my house: The Power (and Peril) of Praising Your Kids
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A commenter on my site had a great pov: Praise the verb, not the noun.
I think of psycho little league dads who only praise kids for winning and not for trying and that pretty much sums it up for me.