| Picture this. Your child comes home with
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| | answer! Sometimes the urge to protect
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| a special assignment from school. He's
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| | goes a bit too far.As parents, it's not
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| very excited about it and puts in a lot
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| | our job to see that our children never
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| of time to perfect it. He's thrilled
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| | experience sadness, disappointment or
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| with the result and can't wait to take it
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| | frustration. As much as most of us would
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| to school.A few days later, he comes
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| | like to, we're probably not going to be
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| through the door, picks a fight with a
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| | able to keep those things out of their
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| younger sibling and bursts into tears.
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| | lives -- now OR when they become adults.
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| Finally, he manages to tell you that the
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| | But, we can do the next best thing.We can
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| project he was so proud of was
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| | invest the time that it takes to prepare
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| 'unacceptable,' that the teacher wants
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| | them to face life's struggles.Instead of
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| him to do it over.What's your first
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| | trying to shield our kids from
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| reaction?a) Protective - "I'll
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| | 'negativity' let's help them embrace
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| straighten this out."
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| | tough situations. Why not use the bumps
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| b) Embarrassed - "MY son always gets
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| | provided by the classroom or the
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| good grades."
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| | playground to build the strengths they'll
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| c) Angry - "That teacher is picking on
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| | need when applying for a job or surviving
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| my son!"
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| | an unhappy supervisor?Isn't that real
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| d) Worried - "This could be damaging to
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| | learning?Andrea Patten is the co-author
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| his self esteem."
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| | of What Kids Need to Succeed: Four
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| e) Grateful- "He's got someone who's
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| | Foundations of Adult Achievement now
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| really going to push him to reach his
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| | available on Amazon.comTo find out more
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| potential this year."I think that lots of
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| | about The Four Foundations or to request
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| parents want to believe that 'e' is the
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| | that Andrea speak to your group, please
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| right answer.... I just remember wishing
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| | visit you're not raising a child, you're
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| that it wasn't so difficult to stifle all
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| | raising a future adult!
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| of the other reactions on my way to that
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