#23 Teaching Kids Integrity: Helping Children Learn from Other People’s Mistakes
Update: 2025-11-19
Description
Kids learn a tremendous amount from their own mistakes, but they can learn just as much from the world happening around them. In this episode of What I Want My Kids to Know, Mykayla shares how to help children reflect on other people’s choices, behaviors, and mistakes to build integrity, emotional intelligence, and strong decision-making skills.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- Why reflection builds integrity and how kids learn from observing others’ behavior
- How to help kids process real-world situations so the lesson sticks
- The brain science behind why reflection matters, not just experience
- Practical ways to turn everyday moments, after school stories, playground drama, even Target trips, into teachable opportunities
- How to support impulsive kids who struggle with reflection and self-awareness
- Conversation starters that build emotional intelligence and help kids deepen their understanding of choices and consequences
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