What It Means to Be Smart, with Dr. Rina Bliss

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Parenting Translator

Dr. Cara Goodwin

59 episodes

3 months ago

I’m Dr. Cara Goodwin, child psychologist and mom of three. Parents, here’s the problem. We face questions each moment of the day about what is best for our children but we lack the time to research each and every question we face. My primary goal is to get research-backed information into your hands that is accurate, relevant, and helpful. As a parent of four young kids, I am definitely “in it” myself. Parenting Translator is where we share all the research that is important to me as a psychologist and mom and explain it in an unbiased way that can change your life and your kids’ lives today.

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What It Means to Be Smart, with Dr. Rina Bliss

Parenting Translator

48 minutes

1 year ago

What It Means to Be Smart, with Dr. Rina Bliss

Today we welcome Dr. Rina Bliss to discuss the concept of intelligence and learning, and how parents can reframe their thinking to focus on children's individual strengths.

We go over questions such as:

Is intelligence is fixed and inherited?
How much does environment factor in?
How can we reduce stress in the learning environment
Should we avoid telling our children that they're smart?
And how should we think about grades and standardized tests?

Dr. Rina Bliss is a science technology and policy analyst, social justice advocate, and author of Rethinking Intelligence: A Radical New Understanding of Our Human Potential.

[00:00:02] Rethinking intelligence: Is smartness fixed?
[00:05:23] DNA and learning from environment.
[00:10:11] Connected learning through play.
[00:14:40] Brain growth through love, learning, and growth mindset.
[00:20:25] Does fixed intelligence harm kids?
[00:24:32] Promoting mindfulness and growth mindset in schools.
[00:29:43] Opting out of testing?
[00:33:57] Rejecting the fixed intelligence model in education
[00:38:56] Reducing stress to optimize learning.
[00:43:03] Celebrating neurodiverse learning
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Parenting Translator is hosted by Dr. Cara Goodwin and is produced by Earfluence.

Dr. Cara Goodwin, Ph.D., is a child psychologist and mother to three children who "translates" research on parenting and child development into information that is accurate, relevant, and useful to parents.