It may be tempting to do everything within your power to help your kids succeed, but sometimes it’s important to let them fail too. Here are three reasons why.
It’ll teach them about the consequences of their actions. Were your kids too busy playing video games to study for their math test? It may be tempting to shut off the screen and sit down with them until they’re ready to ace the test, but letting them struggle as a result of their own actions will teach them that those actions have consequences, and they’ll definitely think twice about skipping out on studying the next time a test rolls ‘round.
It’ll show them that a single failure is not the be all end all. When you were learning how to ride a bike odds are you fell a couple of times. But did you quit? Of course not! You got right back on that bike until you could ride it like a pro. Your kids are deserving of the same kind of learning opportunity in all aspects of life, and it’s worth knowing that a single failure is nothing more than a stumbling block, and not an impassable barricade.
It’ll make success that much sweeter. Ask anyone who’s ever failed a driving test once or twice, when you do finally pass it’s almost like the best feeling in the world! Failure is sometimes inevitable, but it doesn’t have to be a bad thing, it can serve as a sweetener for when hard work finally leads to success.
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