{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Hot Topics Ep. 3 - Letting Your Children Fail: Using Setbacks to Foster Growth & Resilience","description":"In this episode of Hot Topics, hosts Will Cox and Dr. Jennifer L. Baker discuss the importance of allowing children to experience failure as a tool for growth. They explore how overcoming setbacks builds resilience, decision-making skills and long-term success. Will shares a personal story about his son procrastinating on a school assignment and his initial instinct to step in and "fix" the situation. Dr. Baker provides insights on why failure is a crucial learning experience and how parents can balance support with accountability. They also discuss how financial literacy, responsibility and discipline are best taught through firsthand experience. This episode is a must-listen for parents struggling with when to intervene and when to step back helping their children become strong independent individuals. Episode Highlights [00:46] "Allowing them to fail is more difficult than teaching them to succeed." [02:46] "I stopped and thought\u2014oh my gosh, I'm allowing my child to commit plagiarism. Why am I doing this?" [05:12] "I had to pay for the repairs of my car when I was 16 years old. That changed how I saw responsibility." [11:08] "Give them the chance to fail when the price tag is small." [14:48] "My husband said, \u2018Wow, they got places that can do that. You should call and figure it out.\u2019 So my son had to solve the problem himself." [16:33] "Years later, my son knew how to handle a snowstorm because he had to learn the hard way before." [22:24] "Children can adjust to different rules in different households\u2014just like they do at school." [24:17] "Michael Jordan, Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill\u2014what motivated them? Failure." [25:40] "You're not always going to be there. Let them make mistakes now while it's safe, before they enter the real world." Resources \ud83d\udce9 Sign up for the Good Dads Newsletter and never miss a podcast! \ud83c\udf10 Learn more at gooddads.com \ud83d\udce7 Questions or comments? Reach out to Good Dads at info@gooddads.com     ","author_name":"Good Dads Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.gooddads.com\/","html":"