6 Not Letting Kids Make Mistakes
“Every parent wants the best for their kids and wants to protect them,” says Dr. Saranga, but sometimes it’s important to let them fail, even if it means they “get hurt.” In the long-term, he says, the best way to make sure they’re able to weather those mistakes—and heal from those bumps and bruises—is to let them “dust themselves off and come back” from mistakes.
