Early exposure to setbacks can help children confront later disappointments without falling apart.

Failure is usually treated like a pothole we should ideally swerve around, but kids need to hit at least a few of them for the sake of their own personal development. Not on purpose, of course, just ...

Kids have a way of saying exactly what’s on their mind, with no filter and no warning. One innocent comment, a misunderstood ...

Failure is not separate from learning. When a child fails, something essential happens — which we see if we are attentive. In this world of comparison, failure can turn into shame. We live in a ...

Ever catch yourself swooping in to fix every little problem for your child? It feels natural to want to protect them, but more parents are starting to do the opposite. They’re stepping back and ...

A: Robert F. Kennedy, Thomas Edison, and Winston Churchill, three men who changed the history of the twentieth century, had something very important to say about failure. Failure, they say, is part of ...