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Helping Children with Setbacks

Helping Children with Setbacks

Update: 2025-11-27
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Whether it’s toppled block towers, disappointing test results, or missed goals on the sports field, setbacks are a daily occurrence for our children, and I want to show you how to transform them into powerful opportunities for growth.


This is about raising resilient kids who see mistakes not as failures, but as stepping stones.


In this episode, I will share a practical framework you can use at home, and explain how you can use the exposure ladder templates in my resource library to break down those setbacks into small, easy steps.


This is all about reframing challenges in a way that encourages confidence and curiosity, and helps your kids become the happiest, healthiest, and most successful version of themselves.


So pour yourself a cuppa, find a comfy seat, and enjoy the conversation…



Highlights from this episode:

02:24 - The full body alarm

04:54 - Support, don’t solve

06:36 - Positive praise

10:29 - The power of yet

12:55 - Exposure ladders

16:06 - Creating a safe space to take risk

18:40 - Practice is reflective too

20:33 - Maryhan’s playbook

23:00 - Sport, performance, and neurodiversity

27:26 - Listener challenge



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DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.


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