“Being ok with sucking at something while learning” is an extremely undervalued skill.
As is “being happy for people that are better than you”.
Super important for
- learning how to code
- learning a new language
- art, music, podcasting, cooking
- really everything.
Don’t forget to teach your kids these skills.
Also, demonstrate these behaviors.
Let your kids see you being bad at something and not giving up and staying positive.
@brianokken thanks for this reminder. This is a major struggle point for me and something I’ve been trying to embrace lately. I hate how my fixation on not being good leads me to quit or not try new things in the 1st place. But seeing my 7-year-old do the same is what finally got me to actively fight against it, for both of our sakes.