My teenage daughter is incredibly smart but she's developed this perfectionist approach to learning where if she can't master something immediately, she just quits. I see so much of my own fear of looking stupid in her behavior, and I want to help her develop a healthier relationship with not-knowing, but I'm realizing I need to examine my own patterns first and I don't know how to do that work together.
More people experience this than they realize.
A parent recognizes their own limiting beliefs about intelligence and failure being transmitted to their child through shared learning experiences.
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