24 Focusing On Performance
It’s a great feeling when a child succeeds at something. Success, however, shouldn’t be the only measure of an act’s worthiness. It’s important, when discussing the activities a child participates in, to focus on their subjective experience of those activities, and not just their outward performance. Doing so will help them discover what it is that makes them tick, and not just what it is they may have a natural talent for.