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[quote=Anonymous]OP I think it's less permission to fail and more of a congratulations on recovering. Kids need resilience more than perfection.  Has your child never failed or even been challenged? My DD did gymnastics and man was that a lesson on resilience. It did teach her how to regroup constantly, how to approach a challenge is multiple ways after failure,  and a very strong sense of humility. I'm not a sports enthusiast in any way but, there are valuable lessons to be learned by trying something you just aren't cut out to do. My DD is now getting her a-- kicked at college in physics. Every other day is a lesson on regrouping and recovering. Today she failed a midterm and got an internship at a prestigious software company that created the position after she applied; just for her. You take the good with the bad. Start with discussions on how to recover from mistakes not how to mess up. And then see if he is willing to go out of his comfort zone and try something very different for the summer.[/quote]

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