Raising Capable Kids (Regardless of Their Label)

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Does your child have a disability or have some label? If so, you need to listen to this interview with Dr. Deborah Winking, an educational psychologist and a special education teacher. She is the author of Capable: A Story of Triumph for Children the World Has Judges as “Different” and Raising Capable Kids. She is the mother of four, including one adopted child and one child with a neurological disorder.
In this episode, we cover:
Many of our kids have hidden disabilities caused by trauma. These disabilities can look like so many different things, including behavior problems.

You say these 12 habits are to change yourself, not your child. Why?

• Habit 1: Believe that effort creates ability
• Habit 3: Set a vision of capability with your child and adjust it over time
• Habit 6: Send capable messages: Use words and act in ways that let your child know that you think they are capable
• Habit 8: Challenge your child in ways that regularly take them (and you) outside your comfort zone.
• Habit 10: Allow your child to make choices and experience the consequences of those choices
• Habit 11: celebrate your child’s persistence to build a narrative of strength

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