In the Boat With Ben

011: Teaching Independence and Allowing Your Kid to Make Mistakes


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1 hour, 5 minutes
As parents, there are few things more difficult than seeing our children make mistakes or take on new responsibilities. When we allow them to experience the discomfort of failure and responsibility, it can feel like we are failing as parents and burdening our children unnecessarily.

Ben and Rachel tackle these topics head-on in an episode that is packed with encouraging and challenging thoughts for how we can give responsibility as a gift out of love, and use failure as our ally in teaching our children how to live better lives.
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In the Boat With BenBy Ben Toalson & Rachel Toalson - A weekly podcast on balancing family life with a creative pursuit.