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Mistakes Improve Children's Learning

By Marilyn Price-Mitchell, Ph.D. on September 7, 2011 in The Moment of Youth

Most adults understand that making mistakes is part of life. Yet we pressure our kids to get it right! If they make errors or experience setbacks, parents envision a successful future slipping from grasp. Actually, the opposite is true. Making and learning from mistakes improves young people’s positive outcomes in life. Read More

Learning from mistakes

Submitted by Douglas W. Green, EdD on October 9, 2011 - 2:59am.

Great post. I suggest you follow up by reading my summary of "Better By Mistake" by Alina Tugend at http://bit.ly/k60uX3. There is also a summary of Carol Dweck's "Mindset" at http://bit.ly/oHtKeY. Keep up the good work.

Good summaries

Submitted by Marilyn Price-Mitchell, Ph.D. on October 9, 2011 - 12:42pm.

Thanks, Doug, for the helpful links.

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Marilyn Price-Mitchell, Ph.D., is a developmental psychologist and researcher in the field of positive youth development and youth civic engagement.

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