Seven-year-olds' beliefs about ability are associated with the way they were praised as toddlers

This study raises the possibility that this could be due in part to the way they are praised at an early age. _________________________________ Gunderson EA, Gripshover SJ, Romero C, Dweck CS, Goldin-Meadow S, and Levine SC (2013). Parent Praise to 1- to 3-Year-Olds Predicts Children's Motivational Frameworks 5 Years Later. Child development, 84 (5), 1526-41 PMID: 23397904 Post written by Christian Jarrett (@psych_writer) for the BPS Research Digest.
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