Thrive by Five
Parenting Science & Styles
The Teen Brain
Active Listening
Growth Mindset
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This simple game, which 7-year-old Molly Wright says could change the world, teaches babies serve-and-return interaction.

What is peek-a-boo?

100

Yuko Munakata says parenting is just ONE of THESE that influence a child's development - not the only one.

What are factors (influences / contributors)?

100

This part of the brain, responsible for decision-making and impulse control, is still developing throughout adolescence.

What is the prefrontal cortex?

100

Instead of dominating a conversation with advice and talk, a good communicator does MORE of this.

What is listening?

100

The Stanford psychologist whose decades of research gave us the concepts of fixed and growth mindset.

Who is Carol Dweck?

200

The term for back-and-forth interactions between a caregiver and baby - like a conversational rally - that build brain connections.

What is serve and return?

200

Diana Baumrind's parenting style that is HIGH in both warmth AND structure - considered the most balanced and effective.

What is authoritative parenting?

200

Teens are significantly more likely to take THESE when they are with their peers compared to when they are alone.

What are risks?

200

This type of engaged listening involves giving your full attention, staying present, and reflecting back what you heard.

What is active listening?

200

In a growth mindset, mistakes and failures are seen as opportunities for THIS.

What is learning (or growth)?

300

According to Molly Wright's TED Talk, foundational brain development is largely shaped by THIS age.

What is 5 (five years old)?

300

Known as the 'Because I said so' approach: high in rules and control, low in warmth and explanation.

What is authoritarian parenting?

300

The brain-pruning process during adolescence that removes unused connections and strengthens the most-used ones.

What is synaptic pruning?

300

Communication blockers like blaming, shaming, judging, and moralizing that shut down open dialogue are called THESE.

What are roadblocks?

300

Growth mindset research says to praise THIS - not intelligence - to build resilience and motivation in children.

What is effort (or hard work)?

400

The organization that partnered with TED to produce Molly Wright's talk as an educational tool for parents worldwide.

What is the Minderoo Foundation?

400

The parenting style characterized by high warmth and affection but few rules, boundaries, or structure.

What is permissive parenting?

400

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore's field that studies how the brain relates to thinking, perception, and behavior.

What is cognitive neuroscience?

400

This active listening technique involves restating what someone said in your own words to confirm you understood them.

What is paraphrasing (or reflecting)?

400
A person with a fixed mindset believes that intelligence and natural talent are THIS - unable to be changed.
What is fixed (or innate)?
500
Molly Wright became one of the youngest TED speakers in history when she gave her talk at this remarkable age.
What is 7 (seven years old)?
500
The developmental psychologist who first identified and named the three core parenting styles in the 1960s.
Who is Diana Baumrind?
500
According to Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, this life stage - not just childhood - is a critical sensitive period for brain development.
What is adolescence?
500
Truly active listening means withholding THIS - not projecting your own feelings or conclusions onto the speaker.
What is judgment?
500
The brain science concept that supports growth mindset: the idea that the brain can physically change and strengthen through learning.
What is neuroplasticity?
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