1. How parents can support a growth mindset

2. Five key ways you can support your child in developing a growth mindset
Set high expectations
Encourage children not to give up, even if its frustrating
Celebrate mistakes!
Use inspirational role models
Use Growth Mindset language

3. Set high expectations Expect your child to do well
Praise EFFORT not intelligence
Look for the positive.
Talk to your child about times when you found something difficult but achieved it in the end.
Don’t base your expectations for your child on what YOU can or can’t do.
Be consistent
Failing is part of the learning process

4. Set high expectations

5. Celebrate mistakes!
Mistakes are great -they are a way for us to learn.
It is the same for your child
Tell your chid about mistakes you have made and how you got over them
Science is a key area when we look at mistakes : through trial and error new information is found out every day and new inventions made

6. Celebrate mistakes!

7. Encourage children to be resilient
Have a positive attitude yourself
Look for teachable, moments in every day life e.g. shopping
Encourage your child to help to solve everyday problems
Help to build your child’s coping mechanisms so they don’t give up when they come a cross a problem

8. Encourage children to be resilient

9. Use inspirational role models

10. Role models
People have had to work hard, train hard, practise and believe in their own ability to get to where they are today

11. How you praise your child can have an effect on their mindset
Praise the strategies they have used
The effort made
The outcome achieved e.g
‘I'm proud of you for sticking at that task.’
‘You’re trying really hard at that.’
‘I love your ideas and enthusiasm.’
‘You have found a really good way to do that.’
‘I can tell you have been practising that.’
‘You have put your shoes on all yourself’

12. Questions we can ask: What did you learn at school today?
Can you tell me a mistake you made to day?
What did you learn from your mistake?
What made you think hard today?

13. Five key ways you can support your child in developing a growth mindset:
Set high expectations
Encourage children to be resilient
Celebrate mistakes!
Use inspirational role models
Use the Growth mindset Language