Normalize failure... 

Children are naturally so curious and want to try new things, but their egos can also be very fragile... 

If a child feels like he has failed if he can’t do something the first time, he loses the will to try... You can help normalize failure both by your direct interactions with your child, and through how you handle setbacks yourself... It’s more important to protect the child’s willingness and desire to try, than to help him get the right answer every time... 

The learning process is so much more important than the product... Children also learn how they feel about failure by watching us, and this can be more difficult to control... Showing our children that we’re okay with making mistakes sends a very important message that it’s okay for them to make mistakes too.  And this means it’s okay for them to try...