> Also: it's terrible to tell a young kid "you are very talented" and similar; positive encouragement is good but it's better to praise effort. Whether this is

> Also: it's terrible to tell a young kid "you are very talented" and similar; positive encouragement is good but it's better to praise effort. Whether this is true or not is controversial; it's primarily based on research which has many supporters, but which has also failed replication despite many attempts. See Carol Dweck's wiki page (including the "criticism" section) for more.