Are You Ready to Fail?

A recipe for growth is to fail early, cheaply and often. How comfortable are you with seeing your child fail?

For some parents, it's as natural as breathing. They don't even see the struggle as struggle, they just see growth.

For some parents, it takes a lot of work, but they want to give their child the gift of struggle, so they accept that they (as parents) will have some struggle in the process, too.

For some parents, it is too uncomfortable. It is not where they want to be.

The reality is you cannot remove all failure and struggle from your child's life. Life will test them for the skills of independence and resilience at some point, even if you won't. It's coming. 

Adapting to new skills and experiences is easier when you are younger (early). The stakes are lower when you are younger (cheaply). Failure is guaranteed with some frequency if you participate in an environment that asks for independence, mastery and excellence (often).

Are you ready to fail?