Today’s parenting Tip:

Decide:   You can help your child fight a fear of failing.

Practice:   Work with your child to pick something he wants to learn to do. Pick something you both think he can learn to do very well.

Explain that practice is how people get to be good at things. Give him lots of examples that he will understand (famous people, relatives, friends).

Today, help him make his first attempt to learn how to do it. Remind him it’s OK to not be very good at it right away.

Plan a practice schedule so he understands it will take lots of practice.

Notice the little things he is good at from day one and point those out to him.

Use the word “excellent” often. Avoid the word “perfect.”

Celebrate each little success along the way and point out that practice is what makes a person really good at something.

Today’s Decide and Practice daily parenting tip was inspired by our featured picture book, LET’S GO, HUGO!  Read the book to a child in your life each day as a reminder of what you are deciding and practicing that day.

Come back each day for another good parenting decision and how to practice it. (Each day’s activity will also be posted on Daily Parenting Tips page for easy access.)

Read the whole story at FEAR IS NOT ALL BAD.