What Is Grit, Why Kids Need It, and How You Can Foster It?

Grit is a distinct combination of passion, resilience, determination, and focus that allows a person to maintain the discipline and optimism to persevere in their goals even in the face of discomfort, rejection, and a lack of visible progress for years, or even decades.

How Do We Foster Grit in Children and How?

#1 Find a Passion

#2 Recognize That Frustration, Confusion and Practice Are Par for the Course

#3 Take Risks (and Tell Your Kids About It)

#4 Teach That Failure Is Not the End

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