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Reply to "The trouble with telling children that they're "smart""
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[quote=Anonymous]I get that too, a lot, with my child about the same age. When people say "wow, she's so smart," I try to reply graciously. "Thanks, she worked really hard to memorize that song." "Thank you, she's had a lot of fun reading facts about dinosaurs this summer." "Thank you, she loves practicing math problems when we drive home from the playground." Something for DD that it's not an inherent quality, but something she did with hard to achieve. I also often segue the conversation so we don't dwell on the subject. I was always called smart and have to work really hard to get over my perfectionism and fear of creativity now. I really don't want that for my DD. We also talk a lot about brain growth and learning as pp suggested. And I try to remember for myself![/quote]
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