By Patrick Sandora on July 16, 2009 7:00 AM
We want our kids to succeed. We hate it when they fail. But the truth is life isn’t a bed of roses. Our kids will fail and suffer disappointments. An important parenting secret is helping our children learn how to bounce back from defeat and disappointments, and how we respond when they do does make a difference in how they learn to cope.
Here are nine, noncritical ways to respond to your child’s error from Dr. Michele Borba’s upcoming book, The Big Book of Parenting Solutions. (Hint: The most important parenting solution is the one listed ninth.)
Dr. Michele Borba is the author of over 22 books including the upcoming Big Book of Parenting Solutions.
