Comments on: The Secret to Raising Smart Kids http://www.mochadad.com/2010/03/the-secret-to-raising-smart-kids/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-secret-to-raising-smart-kids The Musings of a Harried Dad In His Quest to Raise Three Kids Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Bryan http://www.mochadad.com/2010/03/the-secret-to-raising-smart-kids/comment-page-2/#comment-4792 Bryan Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:21:51 +0000 http://www.mochadad.com/?p=1847#comment-4792 I completely agree. Always pay special attention to how much they STUDY and compliment them on their work ethic instead of being smart. If kids draw the conclusion that talents come from hard work, they will continue to grow for the rest of their lives! Bryan I completely agree. Always pay special attention to how much they STUDY and compliment them on their work ethic instead of being smart. If kids draw the conclusion that talents come from hard work, they will continue to grow for the rest of their lives!

Bryan

]]> By: Bryan http://www.mochadad.com/2010/03/the-secret-to-raising-smart-kids/comment-page-2/#comment-9485 Bryan Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:21:00 +0000 http://www.mochadad.com/?p=1847#comment-9485 I completely agree. Always pay special attention to how much they STUDY and compliment them on their work ethic instead of being smart. If kids draw the conclusion that talents come from hard work, they will continue to grow for the rest of their lives! Bryan I completely agree. Always pay special attention to how much they STUDY and compliment them on their work ethic instead of being smart. If kids draw the conclusion that talents come from hard work, they will continue to grow for the rest of their lives!

Bryan

]]> By: Que http://www.mochadad.com/2010/03/the-secret-to-raising-smart-kids/comment-page-2/#comment-4766 Que Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:49:36 +0000 http://www.mochadad.com/?p=1847#comment-4766 I know I'm way late to the party for this one. But that is very interesting. I'm going to have to check deeper into this one to see how things are at our house. Thanks for the post (even if I did read it a month after the fact). .-= Que´s last blog ..<a href="http://mywifemykidsmydogs.blogspot.com/2010/04/negotiating-with-11-year-old.html" rel="nofollow">Negotiating with an 11-year old</a> =-. I know I’m way late to the party for this one. But that is very interesting. I’m going to have to check deeper into this one to see how things are at our house. Thanks for the post (even if I did read it a month after the fact).
.-= Que´s last blog ..Negotiating with an 11-year old =-.

]]> By: Que http://www.mochadad.com/2010/03/the-secret-to-raising-smart-kids/comment-page-2/#comment-9484 Que Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:49:00 +0000 http://www.mochadad.com/?p=1847#comment-9484 I know I'm way late to the party for this one. But that is very interesting. I'm going to have to check deeper into this one to see how things are at our house. Thanks for the post (even if I did read it a month after the fact). .-= Que´s last blog ..<a href="http://mywifemykidsmydogs.blogspot.com/2010/04/negotiating-with-11-year-old.html" rel="nofollow">Negotiating with an 11-year old</a> =-. I know I’m way late to the party for this one. But that is very interesting. I’m going to have to check deeper into this one to see how things are at our house. Thanks for the post (even if I did read it a month after the fact).
.-= Que´s last blog ..Negotiating with an 11-year old =-.

]]> By: Mari http://www.mochadad.com/2010/03/the-secret-to-raising-smart-kids/comment-page-2/#comment-4523 Mari Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:38:22 +0000 http://www.mochadad.com/?p=1847#comment-4523 I agree. If I look back at my friends and aquaintances, it seems like the ones that had all of the "advantages" in life, ie living in an affluent neighborhood, material comforts, indulgent parents, etc appear to have less satisfying lives than those who had to scrape their way and carve their niche in the world. The fear of failure can be crippling and may hinder people from taking risks that yield the greatest rewards. I agree. If I look back at my friends and aquaintances, it seems like the ones that had all of the “advantages” in life, ie living in an affluent neighborhood, material comforts, indulgent parents, etc appear to have less satisfying lives than those who had to scrape their way and carve their niche in the world. The fear of failure can be crippling and may hinder people from taking risks that yield the greatest rewards.

]]> By: Mari http://www.mochadad.com/2010/03/the-secret-to-raising-smart-kids/comment-page-2/#comment-9483 Mari Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:38:00 +0000 http://www.mochadad.com/?p=1847#comment-9483 I agree. If I look back at my friends and aquaintances, it seems like the ones that had all of the "advantages" in life, ie living in an affluent neighborhood, material comforts, indulgent parents, etc appear to have less satisfying lives than those who had to scrape their way and carve their niche in the world. The fear of failure can be crippling and may hinder people from taking risks that yield the greatest rewards. I agree. If I look back at my friends and aquaintances, it seems like the ones that had all of the “advantages” in life, ie living in an affluent neighborhood, material comforts, indulgent parents, etc appear to have less satisfying lives than those who had to scrape their way and carve their niche in the world. The fear of failure can be crippling and may hinder people from taking risks that yield the greatest rewards.

]]> By: Kevin W. Grossman http://www.mochadad.com/2010/03/the-secret-to-raising-smart-kids/comment-page-2/#comment-4178 Kevin W. Grossman Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:25:31 +0000 http://www.mochadad.com/?p=1847#comment-4178 Couldn't agree more with the study. Great book to read called "How We Decide" -- the way the brain works best and adapts and learns is to make mistakes. We must encourage our children to not be afraid to fail while working hard and taking risks. The proof is in the challenge, not the coddling. Easier said than done and I know we'll have out work cut out for us with Bea and our second coming soon. .-= Kevin W. Grossman´s last blog ..<a href="http://getofftheground.blogspot.com/2010/03/and-in-space-between-me-and-bea-there.html" rel="nofollow">And in the space between me and Bea, there is none.</a> =-. Couldn’t agree more with the study. Great book to read called “How We Decide” — the way the brain works best and adapts and learns is to make mistakes. We must encourage our children to not be afraid to fail while working hard and taking risks. The proof is in the challenge, not the coddling. Easier said than done and I know we’ll have out work cut out for us with Bea and our second coming soon.
.-= Kevin W. Grossman´s last blog ..And in the space between me and Bea, there is none. =-.

]]> By: Kevin W. Grossman http://www.mochadad.com/2010/03/the-secret-to-raising-smart-kids/comment-page-2/#comment-9482 Kevin W. Grossman Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:25:00 +0000 http://www.mochadad.com/?p=1847#comment-9482 Couldn't agree more with the study. Great book to read called "How We Decide" -- the way the brain works best and adapts and learns is to make mistakes. We must encourage our children to not be afraid to fail while working hard and taking risks. The proof is in the challenge, not the coddling. Easier said than done and I know we'll have out work cut out for us with Bea and our second coming soon. .-= Kevin W. Grossman´s last blog ..<a href="http://getofftheground.blogspot.com/2010/03/and-in-space-between-me-and-bea-there.html" rel="nofollow">And in the space between me and Bea, there is none.</a> =-. Couldn’t agree more with the study. Great book to read called “How We Decide” — the way the brain works best and adapts and learns is to make mistakes. We must encourage our children to not be afraid to fail while working hard and taking risks. The proof is in the challenge, not the coddling. Easier said than done and I know we’ll have out work cut out for us with Bea and our second coming soon.
.-= Kevin W. Grossman´s last blog ..And in the space between me and Bea, there is none. =-.

]]> By: Zoey @ Good Goog http://www.mochadad.com/2010/03/the-secret-to-raising-smart-kids/comment-page-2/#comment-4160 Zoey @ Good Goog Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:19:55 +0000 http://www.mochadad.com/?p=1847#comment-4160 I read similar things in Alfie Kohn's book on Unconditional Parenting and also blogged about how challenging it would be to change such core behaviours (in myself) but I definitely think that it's worth it. I was always told by people how smart I was and I always resented it because it severely underestimated the amount of work I put into my tests/assignments. I always said, I wasn't smart, I was driven, mostly by fear. My daughter is only just turning two. But I hope that I can make enough changes so that she will be interested to try new things and not reach the conclusion that I love her more when she performs better. .-= Zoey @ Good Goog´s last blog ..<a href="http://goodgoog.com/stop-crying-your-heart-out/" rel="nofollow">Stop Crying Your Heart Out</a> =-. I read similar things in Alfie Kohn’s book on Unconditional Parenting and also blogged about how challenging it would be to change such core behaviours (in myself) but I definitely think that it’s worth it. I was always told by people how smart I was and I always resented it because it severely underestimated the amount of work I put into my tests/assignments. I always said, I wasn’t smart, I was driven, mostly by fear. My daughter is only just turning two. But I hope that I can make enough changes so that she will be interested to try new things and not reach the conclusion that I love her more when she performs better.
.-= Zoey @ Good Goog´s last blog ..Stop Crying Your Heart Out =-.

]]> By: Zoey @ Good Goog http://www.mochadad.com/2010/03/the-secret-to-raising-smart-kids/comment-page-2/#comment-9481 Zoey @ Good Goog Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:19:00 +0000 http://www.mochadad.com/?p=1847#comment-9481 I read similar things in Alfie Kohn's book on Unconditional Parenting and also blogged about how challenging it would be to change such core behaviours (in myself) but I definitely think that it's worth it. I was always told by people how smart I was and I always resented it because it severely underestimated the amount of work I put into my tests/assignments. I always said, I wasn't smart, I was driven, mostly by fear. My daughter is only just turning two. But I hope that I can make enough changes so that she will be interested to try new things and not reach the conclusion that I love her more when she performs better. .-= Zoey @ Good Goog´s last blog ..<a href="http://goodgoog.com/stop-crying-your-heart-out/" rel="nofollow">Stop Crying Your Heart Out</a> =-. I read similar things in Alfie Kohn’s book on Unconditional Parenting and also blogged about how challenging it would be to change such core behaviours (in myself) but I definitely think that it’s worth it. I was always told by people how smart I was and I always resented it because it severely underestimated the amount of work I put into my tests/assignments. I always said, I wasn’t smart, I was driven, mostly by fear. My daughter is only just turning two. But I hope that I can make enough changes so that she will be interested to try new things and not reach the conclusion that I love her more when she performs better.
.-= Zoey @ Good Goog´s last blog ..Stop Crying Your Heart Out =-.

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