This post says not to act normally.
There’s a lot of contested meaning in the word “normal.” Girls hardly need compliments on their looks in order to grow into well adjusted women.
Why does praising children’s intelligence cause them to give up, while praising girls’ looks causes them to put effort into the looks?
There’s substantial debate about whether to praise children’s characteristics or effort. The OP is a brief discussion with anecdotes about that topic.
There’s a lot of contested meaning in the word “normal.” Girls hardly need compliments on their looks in order to grow into well adjusted women.
There’s substantial debate about whether to praise children’s characteristics or effort. The OP is a brief discussion with anecdotes about that topic.