Happier Parents, Happier Kids Pt 2: Letting Children Try and Fail

It's tempting to tie a child's shoe lace, tidy their rooms or
help with their science projects - to see that these tasks are
done right - but parents are depriving their kids of the valuable
experience of falling, failing, and f-ing up. 


Former Stanford dean Julie Lythcott-Haims says these "f words"
are vital for children if they are to grow into happy, capable
and autonomous adults. While Yale psychologist Julia Leonard
warns that interfering too often in a child's life can actually
teach them that trying isn't even worth the effort.   
  


Further reading:


Michaeleen Doucleff - Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures
Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy Helpful
Humans. 


Julie Lythcott-Haims - How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the
Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success.


Marty Seligman - Authentic Happiness


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