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Children need to be allowed to experience disappoint and develop their own strategies deal with this issue. Parents need not and should not shield their child from disappointment. This short article presents ideas for parents who want to more appropriately help their child.

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Helping Children Deal with Disappointment

13-year-old George places 2nd in a wrestling tournament. His disappointment is second only to his parents. Mom and dad immediately hire a personal trainer in an effort to move George along the path to a first place finish next time. He is assured that everything will be okay.

You have probably since such scenarios many times if you have children and are around other parents and their children. You have probably wanted to shout, “What in the world is wrong with 2nd place!” Alas, you must keep your thoughts to yourself, as you do not want to interfere with a parent’s plan for their child’s future.

Parents want their children to be successful in all of their endeavors. Parents suffer for their children when their son or daughter suffers a setback. How parents handle these disappointments will determine, to a great degree, how well that child navigates discouraging episodes when he or she grows into an adult.

The child that is constantly shielded from disappointment by well-meaning parents is being deprived of the opportunity to learn important developmental coping skills. Children need to be allowed to deal with disappoint in their own ways so that they can develop strategies to increase their levels of success. Parents can help with this process but it must primarily be that of the child.

Cognitive psychologists feel that children who have experienced setbacks (such as George) should be congratulated for their efforts and provided plenty of support for what they did accomplish. This should be followed by a time where the child is allowed to express disappointment and permitted to decide how he or she wants to proceed. Parents are not left out of this equation. Rather, their role should be that of a guide and a resource manager.

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