book review

Jessica Lahey’s The Gift of Failure challenges the modern urge to protect children from failure, emphasizing instead that resilience and independence grow through experience and mistakes. By allowing children to encounter setbacks and solve their own problems, parents foster self-reliance, grit, and a lifelong love of learning. With practical advice tailored to each stage from elementary school to college, Lahey shows how autonomy-supportive parenting empowers children to thrive in an increasingly complex world. Embracing failure, she argues, is one of the most impactful gifts we can give our children

by Karen Le Billon 8/10Rating R RichMay 31, 2024 · 14 min read In this note 01Parents: You are in charge of your children’s food education. 02Avoid emotional eating 03Parents schedule meals and menus 04Food is social 05Eat vegetables of all colors of the rainbow 6aFor picky eaters: You don’t have to like it, but…