Why you should NEVER tell your kids they're smart!

Dr. J Mark Pool discusses some of the nuance of praising children for successful behavior, as described in the book Mindset by Carol Dweck.

[@jurchek8448]

This is so true.

[@taqiyelmaadi8152]

I've been searching for a video like this I've seen before and it said that it's better to tell kids that they worked hard to get what they wanted as it motivates them to work harder or something like that

[@jmarkpoolmd]

Thanks for watching! Thank you for your comment. I agree - it is definitely better to reward the hard work over intelligence.

[@desmondmacauley9784]

Thanks for providing the evidence that proves a belief I have always held.

[@jmarkpoolmd]

Thanks for watching! Thanks for your comment. I always like reading or watching content that gives words and evidence to things I have thought but couldn't spell out very well.

[@leeeng478]

I told my daughter she was smart because she is smart. She went to Berkeley and Wharton. Everyone knew Lebron was a great basketball player he was told in High school he was great. What would be wrong would be to call someone smart who is not smart!

[@leeeng478]

This is all bS! Everyone told Lebron James he would be great and he was. Everyone said Einstein was smart and he was a genius. What is bad is to call someone smart who is not really smart its like telling a 5 foot tall person they can slam dunk!