Parents often feel pressure to appear strong, competent, and always in control. Yet hiding every mistake or pretending to be perfect can do more harm than good. Research in developmental psychology ...
In their quest to protect their kids, many parents make the mistake of refusing to let their children take any risks. This ...
A while back, the Sunday New York Times published an article describing how college students need to be taught that it’s okay to fail occasionally. It described how, at that time, Smith, a prestigious ...
My son was in a baseball slump, but I didn't want to say things just to make him feel better. I decided to emphasize effort over results and told him he needed to practice more. I think failure is a ...
A satirical quiz about parenting failure-styles appeared in “The New Yorker” the other day. It made me laugh out loud, but how impertinent, alluding to the fact that parents aren’t perfect. What about ...
At a curriculum night, my son’s English teacher told the gathered parents that tutors should not be writing papers for students. Maybe I am naive, but I was a little shocked. This was a Brooklyn ...
Trapping kids in schools where almost no learning occurs is an atrocious moral failing — one that last week President Trump took a step toward correcting: He declared that every child deserves a good ...