How to Foster a Growth Mindset in Kids – Encouraging Confidence and Resilience

The Parent Thing

Episode Title: How to Foster a Growth Mindset in Kids – Encouraging Confidence and Resilience

Host: Tarryn Bovia | Parent Coach & Neuro-Somatic Intelligence Practitioner

🌱 Episode Summary

In this episode of The Parent Thing, Tarryn dives into one of the most powerful concepts in child development — the growth mindset.

Discover how your child’s brain and nervous system respond to challenge, what actually blocks resilience, and how you can create a home environment where confidence grows naturally.

This episode blends neuroscience and practical parenting tools to help you raise confident, emotionally intelligent, and resilient kids — even when life gets hard.

You’ll walk away with a deeper understanding of how to:

Shift your child’s inner dialogue from “I can’t” to “I can learn.”

Support your child through frustration and failure.

Regulate your own nervous system to model calm and curiosity.

Use daily language that strengthens your child’s sense of self-belief.

Because when your child feels safe to struggle, they develop true resilience — the kind that lasts a lifetime.

🧠 Topics Covered

What a growth mindset really means (beyond buzzwords)

The neuroscience behind confidence and resilience

How the parent’s nervous system influences a child’s mindset

Practical language swaps that encourage growth

Turning mistakes into learning opportunities

Daily mindset rituals that help kids thrive

💬 Memorable Quotes

“Before we teach mindset words, we need to help regulate their body.”
“Failure isn’t the opposite of success — it’s the pathway to it.”
“Your nervous system sets the emotional tone of the household.”

🔗 Resources & Links

✨ Download the Calm Parent Starter Kit: https://linktr.ee/theparentthing
Get simple, powerful tools to calm your nervous system and create emotional safety for your child.

💛 Connect with Tarryn

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