Why Am I So Lazy?
&gt; <i>I see this shit every day in other parents: “She hates to read!” “He’s lazy!” “She’s bad at math!” You are imprisoning your kid with your words, fuckers!</i><p>That&#x27;s spot on. It&#x27;s really upsetting to hear people say that about children, especially people with authority (parents, grandparents). DON&#x27;T DO THAT!<p>Or, if you have to do that (!?!) at least be positive. Don&#x27;t tell a kid she&#x27;s bad at math, tell her she&#x27;s good at math and you&#x27;re surprised she doesn&#x27;t get good grades -- she&#x27;s a natural! all of this should be sooo easy for her! there must be something holding her back.<p>People tend to conform to other people&#x27;s opinions of them; they will get good at math just to match the image we&#x27;re projecting on them.