In our society, failure is unacceptable. We avoid it at all cost, and we do everything possible to protect our children from its dire consequences. As a result, we deprive them of experiencing the benefits inherent in a willingness to fail.
When we are afraid to fail, we close ourselves off from possibilities. We avoid taking risks. We would rather do nothing than take the chance of being wrong. We can see this in the athlete who hesitates to go for the basket because he/she might miss, in the student who sits silently in class afraid to give the incorrect answer, or in the individual who gives up on his/her dream because it might not be successful.
One of the greatest gifts we can give our chilren is permission to see failure as merely an opportunity to adjust course and try something new.
Copyright © 2008 by Holly A. Cox, L.C.P.C., C.D.C.®
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