**Collaborative post**
Failure and setbacks can be heart-breaking but are a part of life. They allow us to grow and learn vital lessons as well as become more resilient in the process. Resilience can help children when things don’t go as planned and there are a number of ways that you can help your child to build theirs. Here are a few that were shared by a prep school in Hertfordshire.
Accepting Outcomes
Acceptance is one of the first stages to getting over disappointment and moving on. It’s easier said than done, especially if it’s something your child’s committed a lot of time to or involves their life’s work. It can be made easier through by focusing on the good that there is to come out of it. Maybe they’ve learned that to be successful next time, they need to talk to others and communicate or have made friends in the process.
A Plan of Action
Having foresight and looking ahead is important for achieving success and working towards anything. If something doesn’t work out the first time for your child, it doesn’t mean that it’s over. It’s not the end of the world – they can always try again and do things differently using what they’ve learned. Motivating them to try and try again can help them to pick themselves up after experiencing failure and create a plan of action.
Help with Reflection
Be there to help them when trying to work out the next steps and reflect. There may be things that you can see that has happened in their development that they can’t.
Set Goals
Set goals from the beginning. Having goals gives children dreams and aspirations to hold on to. As a result, they have a drive and a reason to bounce back from their setbacks. Doing this will help them to also reflect on their progress and use it as a source of motivation to continue.
