Comments on: Fail for Growth

By: Are you a Heretic? You Should Be

Are you a Heretic? You Should Be — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:59:38 +0000

[...] in life means you’re going to make mistakes. Mistakes, as we all know, though, are what make us stronger. They teach us, in equal parts, humility and self reliance. Being wrong, therefore, can be [...]

By: Let Them Play!

Let Them Play! — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 01:33:28 +0000

[...] to let go. We even have a term now for parents who can’t let go. It’s called helicopter parenting. It involves parents managing every small aspect of their children’s lives in an attempt [...]

By: Ex Child Actor, Brian Bonsall, Looks Like Hell

Ex Child Actor, Brian Bonsall, Looks Like Hell — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:30:39 +0000

[...] He’s a talented guy who just happens to have hit the skids in a few areas of his life. None of us are perfect, and the potential lies in all of us to screw up. Brian could still do more great things with his [...]

By: Success is Transformative

Success is Transformative — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:03:43 +0000

[...] Whose Game is it, Anyway?, a lifetime of success or failure can be triggered by a single event. We learn from failures, and we learn from success. The difference between the winners though and the losers among us is [...]

By: Learning to Ride a Bike

Learning to Ride a Bike — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:45:51 +0000

[...] Some kids I have seen seem to fear bicycles. I suspect the fear comes more from not wanting to fail than it does from a pathological fear of bicycles (I’ve written another article on failure [...]

By: Suppressed Enthusiasm

Suppressed Enthusiasm — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:16:17 +0000

[...] to keep them in a protective bubble so they never get discouraged? Or is it better to let them fail and potentially find out that they aren’t very good at something? Kids learn by competing [...]

By: Cell Phones Suck

Cell Phones Suck — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:39:31 +0000

[...] their own actions. These days there is a term that has crept into our vernacular. It’s the ubiquitous “helicopter parent”. This is the insufferable parent that doesn’t let their kid [...]

By: Financial Responsibility | Parenting blog, Caring for Kids | Keith Wilcox

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:51:09 +0000

[...] also had successes. Each time I come crashing down (which has happened quite a few times) I get up and try again. Playing it safe works for some people, not for me. But, taking risks and failing does not make [...]

By: Should you force your child into hobbies? | Parenting - The Dad Jam

Should you force your child into hobbies? | Parenting - The Dad Jam — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:04:18 +0000

[...] Some parents take being a coach and motivator too far. We’ve all seen it before. There are the football dads, the hockey dads, the spelling bee parents, and the piano moms, who take competition to a whole new level. The stories of abusive parents pushing their kids too hard are difficult to hear. These are parents who can’t accept failure. [...]

By: Censorship | Parenting blog, Caring for Kids | Keith Wilcox

Censorship | Parenting blog, Caring for Kids | Keith Wilcox — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:57:59 +0000

[...] things from my kids, but not much. It is more important to teach kids than to protect their sensibilities. The teenager in the book store only solidified my resolve to be an educator first and a shield [...]

By: Potty Training the Kids | Parenting blog, Caring for Kids | Keith Wilcox

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:33:34 +0000

[...] Some kids are scared that they’ll get sucked down the drain, and some children are scared of failure. My kids never expressed to me their specific hang ups with potty training, and it didn’t [...]