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Raising Resilient Problem Solvers.

By Michael Grose. #3

Coach them through problems and concerns.

Imagine your child feels they were unfairly left out of a school sports team by a teacher and asks you to get involved.

The easiest solution may be to meet with the teacher and find out what’s going on. You may or not resolve the problem but in doing so you are teaching a child to become dependent on you. 

Alternatively, you could coach your child to speak to the teacher themselves and find out why they were left out.  Obviously, there are times when children need their parents to be advocates for them such as when they are being bullied, but we need to make the most of the opportunities for children to speak for themselves. Better to help your children find the right words to use and discuss the best way to approach another person when they have problems. These are great skills to take into adulthood.