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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd like to hear some examples of where parents let their child fail (or potentially fail).   We had one example where a parent didn't help a child with a school project.  Are there other examples?  Other than with schoolwork, I'm having a hard time finding examples in my parenting and I don't really consider myself a "snowplow" parent.

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Example - Non-athletic DC went out for rowing in HS because his best friend was doing it. The team was no-cut, but DC didn't try and work hard and was basically the last rower in the worst boat. Best friend was a star rower, won medals, etc. etc. DC had never failed at something before, had never needed to work hard to achieve a goal. He was going to quit rowing forever after that. But something clicked the summer after freshman year - I'm not sure what, but DC decided he was going to make the best boat on the rowing team. He researched workout plans and got stronger and faster. He worked his tail off. To make a long story short, he did make the top boat senior year and won medals and championships, and that experience has given him a tremendous amount of confidence in himself.[/quote]

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