Parents think they can hand children permanent confidencelike a giftby praising their brains and talent. It doesnt work, and in fact has the opposite effect. It makes children doubt themselves as soon as anything is hard or anything goes wrong. If parents want to give their children a gift, the best thing they can do is to teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning. That way, their children dont have to be slaves of praise. They will have a lifelong way to build and repair their own confidence.

Mindset by Carol S. Dweck