“If we don't give kids the opportunity to fail when they're growing up, and to fail productively, to fail creatively, that they're going to get out there into the world and they're going to hit some kind of setback, like everybody does, and they're going to get completely derailed.” IfsWorldGivingKindDoeKidsOpportunityGrowing UpGrowingFailingSetback Author:Paul Tough
“Optimists, by contrast, look for specific, limited, short-term explanations for bad events, and as a result, in the face of a setback, they’re more likely to pick themselves up and try again.” TryingLooksFacesTermResultsEventsPicksExplanationContrastOptimistShort TermTry AgainSetback Book:How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character Source: How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character