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The Growth Mindset Coach / Mindset for Parents by Mary Cay Ricci and Margaret Lee — WisdomDeck honest review
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The Growth Mindset Coach / Mindset for Parents

by Mary Cay Ricci and Margaret Lee

A practical workbook for bringing growth mindset home: language to use, how to respond to failure, mistakes as data. Straightforward and classroom-informed.

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  1. Language shapes mindset.
  2. Normalize struggle.
  3. Model your own learning.

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Growth mindset at home.

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