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May 22nd, 2011  

The High-Achiever Meets her First Failure

by Tricia Martin

My daughter has never failed at anything. She's extremely bright; everything seems easy to her. I worry about what will happen when she takes more challenging classes. How will she handle it if she finds something that is not so easy for her?

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Keywords: child failure • failure • self esteem

February 01st, 2011  

How Failure Builds Self-esteem

by Tricia Martin

Learning how to deal with mistakes and setbacks is extremely worthwhile throughout life. There has been an overemphasis on immediate achievement, to the exclusion of the value of effort and hard work. When children experience frustration over their attempts at a new skill, the aware parent can use this as an opportunity to persevere.

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Keywords: failure • self esteem • toddlers learning