Blake Rewires the Failure Circuit

Helping Children Process Frustrations and Failure

Allowing children to fail is an important part of helping them attain success. However, parents often see a child’s failure as a reflection on themselves as a parent and rescue them from failure to avoid looking bad.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachel-simmons/before-you-let-your-child-fail-read-this_b_8005866.html

How can you connect with your children when they feel frustration and failure? Find out positive ways to help turn their failures into a foundation for success.
http://www.positiveparentingconnection.net/helping-children-learn-to-overcome-frustration-failures/

Parents.com blog explores why allowing your child the option to fail is the best way to teach coping skills necessary for success.
http://www.parents.com/kids/development/behavioral/failure-is-an-option/

Stanford professor warns against false praise and recommends praising a child’s effort rather than results in order to bolster true success.
https://qz.com/587811/stanford-professor-who-pioneered-praising-effort-sees-false-praise-everywhere/

Focusing on a child’s learning process rather than natural talents or ability helps children to develop a “growth mindset.”
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-secret-to-raising-smart-kids1/

What happens as your brain processes failure.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinebeaton/2016/04/07/this-is-what-happens-to-your-brain-when-you-fail-and-how-to-fix-it/#935a4c81b81d