concentrating without asking to take a break.

Since the 1969 publication of The Psychology of Self-Esteem, in which Nathaniel Branden opined that self-esteem was the single most important facet of a person, the belief that one must do whatever he can to achieve positive self-esteem has become a movement with broad societal effects.

It becomes easier, psychologically, to lie to a parent.

it takes years before their cognitive abilities allow them to successfully use more than one attribute to categorize anything. In the meantime, the attribute they rely on is that which is the most clearly visible.

Race and hairstyle had both become part of the identity formula.

From age 3 to age 10, two-thirds of children’s IQ scores will improve, or drop, more than 15 points.

the ability to repeatedly respond to failure by exerting more effort—instead of simply giving up—is

Offering praise has become a sort of panacea for the anxieties of modern parenting.

shushing them only sends the message that this topic is unspeakable, which makes race more loaded, and more intimidating.