Another growth mindset stance is flexibility. Flexibile thinking is the ability to quickly switch gears and find new approaches to solve problems. It is giving people a chance to have it their way instead of having it our way all of the time. It means working together to solve a problem. When kids are flexible, they tend to do better in social situations. It makes other people feel good and other kids want to be around a kid who is flexible. To teach flexibility to your child, check out suggestions from Encourage Play (click image): As your child faces problems, challenge them to consider multiple solutions. Get them to think about the consequences of each and how others might think and feel. What is the best solution that would meet the needs of others? I would suggest using the "flexible" language: "Are you being flexible?" "What could you do to demonstrate a flexible mind?"
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