February 18, 2016
When Life Throws You a Curve

Dear Dr. Laura:

One of your recent Facebook posts caught my eye. It said "Your job as a parent is to teach your kids how to deal with disappointment, not to keep them from it." It's a hard thing to keep in mind when every ounce of your body wants to protect them from disappointment!  But I'm proud to say I made the right choice when I encountered  a situation that illustrated this statement.

In his young, little life, my son experienced one disappointment after another, and the way I worked through it was to simply empathize in the moment, and calmly tell him (with assurance) "you will rise above it."  After some time, it paid off.  He now understands he can do just that, and has indeed "risen above it" when thrown one of life's curves.

Kelly



Posted by Staff at 10:59 AM