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Video: Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets

Your kids' ticket to engagement vs. anxiety.

By Christine Carter | August 5, 2013

You may have heard me talk before about mindsets. Here’s the nuts and bolts of what they are and why I think it’s essential for parents to know about them.

© 2013 Christine Carter, Ph.D.

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Christine Carter

Christine Carter, Ph.D. is a Senior Fellow at the Greater Good Science Center. She is the author of The New Adolescence: Raising Happy and Successful Teens in an Age of Anxiety and Distraction (BenBella, 2020), The Sweet Spot: How to Accomplish More by Doing Less (Ballantine Books, 2015), and Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents (Random House, 2010). A former director of the GGSC, she served for many years as author of its parenting blog, Raising Happiness. Find out more about Christine here.

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