- Telling you they are incapable of doing things
We all have faced a defeatist mindset in the face of a challenge that seemed utterly unconquerable.
When a child feels inadequate, they may shout the words every mother has heard, “I can’t!”
They may lack the intellectual capability of completing the difficult task, or they just fear the result is not going to go in their favor.
Letting a child know that perfection is not the goal and that mistakes are part of the journey of discovery can give them reduced anxiety about failing, and encourage them to forgo the negative speech.