35 | How To Get Back Up Again: Raising Resilient Kids Who Don't Quit

About this episode

The episode discusses how to support children in overcoming the desire to quit and fostering resilience.

What do you do when your child wants to quit? On a ski slope with one of our kids, we watched the familiar arc unfold: excitement followed by reality, frustration, self-doubt, and the strong desire to give up. But by the end of the day, something had changed. In this episode, we talk about how growth always passes through the "mid-mountain" moment and what it looks like to walk beside your child through the frustration, without rescuing them or pushing them too hard. We discuss ho...

People in this episode

Hosts: Eric Parks, Lindsay Parks

Topics covered

• resilience
• parenting
• child development
• overcoming challenges
• growth mindset

Keywords

• resilient kids
• parenting strategies
• growth mindset
• overcoming frustration
• supporting children

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