In this episode, Sissy and David explore how kids build perseverance by sticking with hard things, and how parents can stay close without stepping in to rescue them. David tells the story of a freshman cross-country runner who finished her first meet long after everyone else, cheered in by teammates who ran back onto the course for her. They share practical ideas: let kids be beginners, look for small everyday chances to keep going, and ask whether it's your child or you who needs relief. They close with Romans 5 and a challenge to tell your kids one of your own unpolished perseverance stories this week.
Resources mentioned:
Capable by Sissy Goff and David Thomas
Episode 187: Parenting and Grandparenting with Love and Laughter with Anne Lamott
Research on Person versus process praise and criticism: implications for contingent self-worth and coping by Carol Dweck
Research on How Adults' Actions, Outcomes, and Testimony Affect Preschoolers' Persistence
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