5 Reasons why failure is good for your child

Have you ever watched your child working hard at something, and at the same time had to watch them fail at it too? As a parent, you've probably tried everything you could to make every failure less of a burden to your child. But, there are days, when even parents, aka. "know-it-alls" realize that we actually don't have the answers to everything.

Failure is a tough lesson. It often ends in tears, frustration, and dismayed spirits to give something another shot. But failure isn't a lesson to be afraid of. More often, children learn more from their mistakes than they do from their success. When faced with failure, they are forced to employ creative problem-solving skills, try a new strategy, and persevere.

Here are 5 Reasons why Failure is good for your child:

 

1. Failure will make them Problem Solvers

Children are naturally curious and masters of discovery. Failure without any interference from parents will help children learn from the struggle which is part of what builds confidence in the future.

2. Failure will help them Persevere

Pressurizing children to succeed will not encourage them to keep trying. When children are taught that success and winning are the most important things, they will fear failure and stop trying. When parents make room for failure, kids learn that it's acceptable to get it wrong sometimes. They also learn to persevere and work through their hardships.

3. Failure will make them courageous risk takers

Children will definitely fall, get hurt sometimes, lose when they want to win, and experience frustration along the way, but when they are given the opportunity to work through all of that, they will be able to pick themselves up. We want our kids to take on new challenges with confidence even though they may be risky.

4. Failure will help them to cope

When we step back and let our children fail, they are forced to cope with the struggle. If you don't allow your children to fail, they won't learn how to cope with failure. It is essential that children learn how to cope with feelings of frustration, failure, and negativity. They need to learn how to work through their hardships independently.

5. Failure builds Independence

The end goal of failure is to produce confident children who are ready to tackle any challenge they're faced with and learn from their mistakes independently. Parents cannot always hover over their children and fix their failures, children need to pick up the pieces on their own. This way, children will learn that they can actually face failure independently.

Through failure, children learn to succeed. Every time we rescue our children from a challenge, we unknowingly show them that we believe that they are incompetent, incapable, and unworthy of our trust. If we want to help our kids succeed, we have to stop trying to ensure their success for them.

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