Mindfulness Resources
TIPS to help PERFECTIONISTS
Books:
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Mark Pett and Gary Rubinstein
The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
*Books about effort leading to achievement (i.e. biographies, bravery, perseverance, tenacity)
Look into resources about Growth Mindset and the Power of "yet"
Here are a couple of websites that might help:
https://biglifejournal.com/blogs/blog/teach-growth-mindset-kids-activities
https://www.edutopia.org/article/growth-mindset-resources
A few Dos and Don'ts!
*DO point out YOUR mistakes so he/she can see that mistakes aren't the end of the world.
*DO attach YET to the end of negative self-talk statements that he/she might make (i.e. "I can't do this" becomes "I can't do this YET").
*DO praise EFFORT, not the result.
*DO encourage creativity--doing things for the enjoyment of it and not necessarily for an end result.
*DO play games that don't focus on winning/losing, but teamwork, sportsmanship, and FUN!
*DO encourage him/her to color outside of the lines (literally!). MODEL it. Discuss and see how it feels for him/her.
*DO check your own behavior. Are you modeling what you want to see in your child?
*Don't always correct his/her mistakes. Allow him/her to MAKE mistakes so he/she doesn't feel the need to be perfect.
*Don't compare him/her to other children!