Building Good Habits in Children | Charles Duhigg

Well SupportedPraising children's effort ('you worked hard') is more effective for habit formation than praising innate traits ('you're smart').

Well SupportedTeaching children about willpower can help them build willpower habits that do not tax the willpower muscle.

Partially SupportedFraming personal failures as 'data points' teaches children to learn from mistakes.

Partially SupportedModeling self-reward after completing difficult behaviors reinforces behavior change.

Partially SupportedExplaining the cue-routine-reward model to children helps them edit their own habits.