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Re: Have you told your child about their test results? madeinuk #172442 10/23/13 06:39 AM
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Dude Member Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 2,856	To me, the difference is what you're communicating when you tell a kid, "You're so smart!" - "You know a lot of things." - When a child confuses high ability with knowing things, anytime they run into a challenge, they decide they're a fraud. - "You learn very quickly." - This message is about potential skills, not acquired skills, and as such teaches a child that they have the ability to excel... if they put in the effort. One is a healthy message, and one is not. The first child will wilt on discovering a challenge, where the second will be fortified to persevere, confident that they can rise to the challenge.

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Have you told your child about their test results?	madeinuk	10/22/13 12:14 AM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	KADmom	10/22/13 01:39 AM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	somewhereonearth	10/22/13 01:43 AM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	ultramarina	10/22/13 01:47 AM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	AvoCado	10/22/13 01:48 AM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	ultramarina	10/22/13 01:49 AM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	blackcat	10/22/13 02:01 AM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	indigo	10/22/13 03:05 AM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	ConnectingDots	10/22/13 02:24 AM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	blackcat	10/22/13 02:43 AM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	Sweetie	10/22/13 03:10 AM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	HowlerKarma	10/22/13 03:19 AM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	puffin	10/22/13 08:26 AM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	Mana	10/22/13 08:43 AM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	ConnectingDots	10/22/13 11:10 AM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	geofizz	10/22/13 10:08 AM
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Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	ultramarina	10/22/13 02:36 PM
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Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	geofizz	10/22/13 03:30 PM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	polarbear	10/22/13 03:54 PM
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Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	blackcat	10/22/13 08:54 PM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	polarbear	10/22/13 09:27 PM
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Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	blackcat	10/22/13 10:10 PM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	polarbear	10/23/13 02:36 AM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	GailP	10/22/13 10:18 PM
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Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	ConnectingDots	10/23/13 01:58 AM
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Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	MumOfThree	10/23/13 03:47 AM
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Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	Sweetie	10/23/13 01:40 PM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	mama2three	10/23/13 04:04 AM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	Melessa	10/23/13 01:19 PM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	Dude	10/23/13 01:39 PM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	HowlerKarma	10/23/13 02:53 PM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	Peter	10/23/13 02:46 PM
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Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	ashley	10/23/13 05:15 PM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	indigo	10/25/13 02:36 PM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	ConnectingDots	10/26/13 02:26 AM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	GailP	10/24/13 03:07 AM
Re: Have you told your child about their test results?	polarbear	10/24/13 03:46 AM
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