Writing for parents and teachers about racing thoughts, mistakes and reading aloud.https://mika.page/enhttps://mika.page/en/blog/not-telling-kids-theyre-clever/https://mika.page/en/blog/not-telling-kids-theyre-clever/Instead of praise, I ask a question. What research on praise shows, what it leaves open, and where both kinds of sentence turn up in Mind Garden.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mika.page/en/blog/a-language-you-dont-speak/https://mika.page/en/blog/a-language-you-dont-speak/At seven or eight I interpreted for my parents. What that does to a child, and what I wish the adults had done differently.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mika.page/en/blog/i-cant-do-this/https://mika.page/en/blog/i-cant-do-this/The sentence is a thought, not a diagnosis. What research on praise and self-belief actually shows, and what helps at the kitchen table.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mika.page/en/blog/why-mika-says-i/https://mika.page/en/blog/why-mika-says-i/Mind Garden is told from Mika's point of view. I have no memory of deciding that. Rereading the book, I can see what the choice does on the page.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mika.page/en/blog/racing-thoughts-at-bedtime/https://mika.page/en/blog/racing-thoughts-at-bedtime/Why children keep going in their heads at night, what helps during the day and in the moment, and when it is more than a phase.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mika.page/en/blog/mistakes-as-fertiliser/https://mika.page/en/blog/mistakes-as-fertiliser/Why 'that's not so bad' closes the conversation, and which questions parents can ask at the dinner table instead.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://mika.page/en/blog/reading-aloud-after-nine/https://mika.page/en/blog/reading-aloud-after-nine/Why reading aloud between nine and twelve should not stop, what changes about it, and what helps when a child refuses.Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT