The Nitty Gritty: Fostering Grit and a Growth Mindset in Our Children and In Ourselves
Description
Let's get down to the nitty gritty, to the wit of grit! Grit is a critical ingredient for future life success! It's highly predictive of educational success over IQ and SAT Scores. It also predicts how well cadets do at West Point and is associated with flourishing, with various positive personality characteristics and with a growth mindset. It focuses on the importance of effort, perseverance and persistence for long-term goals despite obstacles and setbacks. Tune in and get ready to celebrate some serious life success for both you and your children!
Dr. Nava Silton is a Developmental Psychologist, a Psychology Professor and a Mother of five! She is a regular psychological correspondent for Fox 5 News and has worked at Nickelodeon, at Sesame Street Workshop and has consulted for Netflix, Blue's Clues, and The Autism Seaver Center. She has edited six full academic textbooks and has written well over three dozen peer-reviewed journal articles, academic chapters and encyclopedia entries in areas ranging from Child Development/Parenting to Creativity, Disabilities, Positive Psychology and Religion and Health. She created The Realabilities Comic Book Series and The Addy & Uno off-Broadway Musical, which ran on Theater Row at 42nd Street for over 18 months. Her brand-new Realabilities: The Omnibus is now available on BookBaby, Amazon and at Barnes & Noble.
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