RAISING RESILIENT KIDS

Watching your kid fall can be tough, but there are learnings in the way we help them rise again.

- Kayal Arivalan

As a '90s kid, I grew up hearing the age-old adage “Failure is the stepping stone to success,” and keeping it in mind when things got tough. As adults, too, we face failure in the workplace, at job interviews, and within family discussions, and we work our way through it as part of life. As parents, however, watching our child experience disappointment or defeat can be heartbreaking. Today's children often seem to find it harder to accept failure; the pressure of a highly-competitive world can feel overwhelming, leaving little room to process setbacks. Yet, failure is not just inevitable, it is essential for growth. Teaching kids to deal with failure lays the foundation for emotional strength, resilience, and confidence.

Here's how you can help your child embrace setbacks and see them not as something to fear, but as a necessary part of learning.

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