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The Gift of Failure

Jessica Lahey

What if protecting children from every setback is the very thing that holds them back?

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Author
Jessica Lahey

Why read it

  • You will stop clearing every obstacle from your child's path, and see what that costs them
  • You will learn how mistakes teach children to be resourceful, persistent and resilient
  • You will know how to help with homework and school problems without taking over

Who it is for

  • Parents who rescue their kids from every struggle
  • Teachers who field anxious emails about grades
  • Anyone raising a child who fears getting things wrong

Contents

  1. INTRODUCTION: HOW I LEARNED TO LET GO
  2. Part I
  3. Failure: A Most Valuable Parenting Tool
  4. HOW FAILURE BECAME A DIRTY WORD: A BRIEF HISTORY OF AMERICAN PARENTING
  5. WHY PARENTING FOR DEPENDENCE DOESN’T WORK: THE POWER OF INTRINSIC MOTIVATION
  6. LESS REALLY IS MORE: PARENTING FOR AUTONOMY AND COMPETENCE
  7. ENCOURAGEMENT FROM THE SIDELINES: THE REAL CONNECTION BETWEEN PRAISE AND SELF-ESTEEM
  8. Part II
  9. Learning from Failure: Teaching Kids to Turn Mistakes into Success
  10. HOUSEHOLD DUTIES: LAUNDRY AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMPETENCE
  11. FRIENDS: ACCOMPLICES TO FAILURE AND THE FORMATION OF IDENTITY
  12. SPORTS: LOSING AS AN ESSENTIAL CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCE
  13. MIDDLE SCHOOL: PRIME TIME FOR FAILURE
  14. HIGH SCHOOL AND BEYOND: TOWARD REAL INDEPENDENCE
  15. Part III
  16. Succeeding at School: Learning from Failure Is a Team Effort
  17. PARENT-TEACHER PARTNERSHIPS: HOW OUR FEAR OF FAILURE UNDERMINES EDUCATION
  18. HOMEWORK: HOW TO HELP WITHOUT TAKING OVER
  19. GRADES: THE REAL VALUE OF A LOW SCORE
  20. CONCLUSION: WHAT I’VE LEARNED FROM LETTING GO

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