Book Reviews › Parenting › The Growth Mindset Parent

The Growth Mindset Parent by Mary Cay Ricci and Margaret Lee — WisdomDeck honest review

Honest review · Parenting

The Growth Mindset Parent

by Mary Cay Ricci and Margaret Lee

Dweck's growth mindset translated for parents: praise, failure, homework, siblings. Short and applied.

Read it if…

you want concrete growth-mindset habits at home.

See the book →

Skip it if…

you want Dweck's own book.

Try instead: The Conscious Parent →

Three things you will actually use

Praise process, not talent.
Normalize struggle.
Model learning.

Do this first

Change one kind of praise this week from trait to process.

Our verdict

Growth mindset at home.

See the book →

Check it out

Opens the book's page in a new tab.

Compare with other Parenting books

The Conscious Parent by Shefali Tsabary — WisdomDeck review

The Conscious Parent

Shefali Tsabary · Parenting

Parenting as inner work.

The Awakened Family by Shefali Tsabary — WisdomDeck review

The Awakened Family

Shefali Tsabary · Parenting

Conscious parenting, applied.

Out of Control by Shefali Tsabary — WisdomDeck review

Out of Control

Shefali Tsabary · Parenting

Against punishment.

Browse all Parenting book reviews or get the free Reality Code Cheat Sheet.

As an Amazon Associate, WisdomDeck earns from qualifying purchases. Links marked “Click to see” go to Amazon. We are not paid for opinions, prices and availability are not shown here and change on Amazon, and we never see your purchase details. Nothing here is medical, legal or financial advice.