Today’s tip for building grit in your children is a question you can ask them.
Try asking your child this question as they are working toward a goal and hit an obstacle. Listen in with Dr. Jen to learn more!
Last month, we talked a lot about gratitude. Now we’re diving into grit.
However, these are two skills that protect us from the rain even better when combined!
Learn more about the benefits of connecting gratitude and grit in today’s video with Dr. Jen. Watch it below or on our Facebook Group!
“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all – in which case, you fail by default.” ― JK Rowling
Welcome to November at the Umbrella Project!! Last month we dove into building a sense of Gratitude and this month we are shifting our focus to a skill that helps us persevere in the face of challenges, Grit!
Does your child give up easily when things get tough? Do they fear failure or take it very personally?
Grit is the skill that helps us persevere towards the long-term goals we are passionate about.
Excellence in anything we do requires commitment, hard work and lots of bumps in the road. To be successful and happy we need to learn to take failures in stride and not give up when we get to the hard parts. Grit helps us take on a practice mindset, knowing that our perseverance will pay off in time. It can help us set important goals and the overcome obstacles in our way, even on the toughest days.
In every type of work or school subject, grit can be as important to our success as talent or intelligence and is an important piece of a complete umbrella of wellbeing.