<p>So many of us are trying so hard to protect our kids from failure of any kind.</p><p></p><p>Getting it wrong and having regrets is scary! Of course we want to protect our kids from that. But really, when we hover over their homework or swoop in with a plan to fix it when they're struggling, we're protecting ourselves from our anxieties about being a good enough parent.</p><p></p><p>There's kind of no better time to fail than when you're a kid. The stakes are still pretty low. When kids learn how to struggle and get it wrong and fail, it strengthens their ability to move through hard things and builds resilience.</p><p></p><p>To talk more about how we can support our kids through failure, I reached out to Jessica Lahey, who wrote a book that I often refer to in my work called The Gift of Failure. Her book has really shaped the way I view failure and how I encourage others to view failure and Jessica also happens to be the parent of a trans kid, so we'll talk about that experience as well.</p><p></p><p>Check out the full episode to hear about:</p><ul><li>Why we need to allow kids to get frustrated with tasks</li><li>Why adults need to model trying new things and making mistakes</li><li>How to give kids opportunities to learn life skills, even when it would be easier for you to just do it</li><li>How Jessica’s natural openness has been challenged around her much more private daughter’s transition</li><li>How Jessica and her family are leaning on their supports and doing work that matters to them in the face of our current climate</li><li>How Jessica weighs sharing her pride of her daughter with concerns for her privacy and safety</li></ul><p></p><p>Find out more about Jessica Lahey:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.jessicalahey.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">Website</a></li><li><a href="https://jesslahey.substack.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">Newsletter</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-gift-of-failure-how-the-best-parents-learn-to-let-go-so-their-children-can-succeed-jessica-lahey/15541542?ean=9780062299253&amp;next=t" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed</a></li></ul><p></p><p>Find out more about Mackenzie Dunham:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wildheartsociety.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">Wildheartsociety.org</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildheartsociety.org/downloads" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">wildheartsociety.org/downloads</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wildheartsociety" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">Wild Heart Society on Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/wild.heart.society/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">Wild Heart Society on Instagram</a></li></ul><p></p><p>Resources:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wildheartsociety.org/camp" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">Register for Camp</a></li><li><a href="https://www.queerpnw.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">Donate to the Queer Community Network</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/differently-wired-a-parent-s-guide-to-raising-an-atypical-child-with-confidence-and-hope-deborah-reber/6790870?ean=9781523506316&amp;next=t" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">Differently Wired: A Parent's Guide to Raising an Atypical Child with Confidence and Hope, Deborah Reber</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thetrevorproject.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">The Trevor Project</a></li><li><a href="https://www.bemyeyes.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">Be My Eyes</a></li><li><a href="https://www.standinpride.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">Stand In Pride</a></li></ul><p></p>