The Girls’ Guide to Growth Mindset: A Can-Do Approach to Building Confidence, Courage, and Grit

by Kendra Coates D.ED

With a growth mindset, you can learn anything—the girls' guide to grit for ages 8 to 12

Get ready to unleash your learning power and potential! The Girls' Guide to Growth Mindset is an interactive book for girls—with keys to unlock new adventures, skills, and a world of exploration. In these pages, you'll nurture a can-do attitude and celebrate mistakes as a formula for growing bigger brains.

With guided exercises to think about, see, and do, The Girls' Guide to Growth Mindset is a special place for you to get to know the wonderful you . Discover what women and girls have done before you—the ones around the world who never gave up! And imagine a world where you create the change you want to see. The hard (and fun!) work of dreaming, stumbling, and expanding your mind starts now.

This essential guide to a growth mindset for girls

Cultivating a can-do spirit can do wonders for young girls— The Girls' Guide to Growth Mindset shows you how.

Genres: Parenting, Middle Grade

178 pages, Paperback

Published April 28, 2020

Reviews

[Meagan | The Chapter House · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read Carol Dweck's "Mindset" in Q4 2019 and Angela Duckworth's "Grit" in Q1 2020, so was eager to pick up this book. Both authors are referenced therein (no surprise!), and their work is made approachable for the younger reader. Awesome!

Bullet points, paired with plenty of color, icons, drawings, and open space to journal, make this a fun and interactive journal for ages 10+.

The downside for me was an early reference to pronouns of choice used throughout the book. If the author's point was that a boy could pick up a book with "girl" in the title and female pronouns throughout, and still get something out of it, awesome. If the author's point was that transgender has a place there ... I found that unnecessary and out of place.

I received a copy of the book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.

[Cassandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received a complimentary copy.

A great book for any age to uplift and teach more self worth. For girls this can be an incredible building tool and had really cool topics.

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book with my young granddaughter in mind, and like the themes of having a growth mindset, getting to know yourself better, identifying your passions, why making mistakes is important, growing confident in your personal power, controlling your self-talk, and not to let anyone (including yourself!) set limits on what you can do. I also enjoyed the quotes scattered throughout the book.

Easy-to-read and informative, this book will help any pre-teen focus on unleashing her learning power and potential and growing into her best self.

I received a copy of this book from RockRidgePress with their hope that I would review it. All opinions stated here are my own.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a delightful book that I wish I had as an 8-12 year old girl! Growth mindset is so important for kids, especially girls who are trained in female socialization from an extremely young age. The book is full of color, and has sections for writing and reflection. As Coates mentions in the beginning, this works for boys too. If your child or student is visually impaired, just be aware that there are some pages of white writing on a peach background that might be difficult to read. I loved the inspirational quotes, the bios, the charts, and the way this book was organized. Thank you, Callisto, for the review copy.

[Kendra Wells · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes! The message, the delivery, the inclusive graphics, the feel of the paper. Yes. I just bought this for my niece as well. I am in my 30's and found great value for myself in these activities and challenges. Women are changing the world, and changing their mindsets, too! Thanks to Carol Dweck, and to Kendra for making this book! <3

[Liz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very readable language to pre-teen readers with plenty of interactive writing activities that help to practice the mindset "theories". I love the way the author gradually and patiently introduces various concepts like neuroplasticity, grit, and passion to young readers. A quick read but even helpful to a 32-year-old...

[Angela Hedworth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was really great. I love that it is a fill in book! I get it for my middle school daughter and she has read part of it by herself and I plan for us to read it together.