The Jews Next Dor

61. Reframing Failure: Helping Kids Build Self-Esteem | Rav Mordechai Burg


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Welcome to another episode of The Jews Next Dor. Today, we are honored to welcome Rav Mordechai Burg, Menahel of Mevaseret, Mashpia of NCSY Summer, Mashpia of Nitzotzos, author of Nitzotzos on Chumash, Senior Rebbe at Tomer Devorah and Bnot Torah Institute.

In this episode, Rav Mordechai offers strategies for raising resilient children who can embrace failure without letting it damage their self-esteem. Learn tips for modeling vulnerability, focusing on effort over results, and fostering an environment where kids feel secure in who they are regardless of what they do. Tune n for more!

00:00 Intro

02:12 Jewish guilt and not being good enough

05:13 Building self-esteem in children

08:53 The importance of parental love and support

11:54 Letting children peruse their own interests

16:33 How to help children accept their failures?

21:29 Focus on building relationships, not just performance

26:46 Being honest and authentic in front of our children

30:03 Make the home a place of process not perfectionism

34:26 The final message

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