We hear a good deal about the importance of building good relationships. We also hear about the importance of identity development. What if there were a way to encourage those around you while helping them to build their own esteem without using praise all of the time? What if you could strengthen your own social and support network by learning to use the skills of encouragement? Years worth of research into child development, human motivation and human behavior might have some hidden gems for us! Tune in this week as we look at the ways we can use what we know about identity development and encouragement to strengthen and reinforce the world around us.
In this episode, we'll look at three different sources. The first piece is an interview with Carol Dweck, a phenomenal author and researcher perhaps best known for her work into the Growth Mindset. Two are academic articles; both from the Child Development literature.
Here are the pieces that we're pulling from today:
Anderson, J. (2016, January 12). Interview with Carol Dweck-Stanford Professor Who Pioneered Praising Kids for Effort Says We've Totally Missed The Point. Retrieved from: https://qz.com/587811/stanford-professor-who-pioneered-praising-effort-sees-false-praise-everywhere/
Bryan, C. J., Master, A., & Walton, G. M. (2014). “Helping” Versus “Being a Helper”: Invoking the Self to Increase Helping in Young Children. Child Development, 85(5), 1836–1842. https://doi-org.pallas2.tcl.sc.edu/10.1111/cdev.12244
Gunderson, E. A., Gripshover, S. J., Romero, C., Dweck, C. S., Goldin, M. S., & Levine, S. C. (2013). Parent Praise to 1- to 3-Year-Olds Predicts Children’s Motivational Frameworks 5 Years Later. Child Development, 84(5), 1526–1541. https://doi-org.pallas2.tcl.sc.edu/10.1111/cdev.12064
