When we worry about our kids being behind on reaching milestones, that's natural. When we fear it's proof of our own terrible parenting, that's our anxiety taking over. Here's how to reframe kids' development in a way that lessens our mom guilt and feelings of failure: the power of "not yet"

Amy and Margaret discuss:

• Why we feel so anxious when our kids aren't developing the way we think they should


• How we can show our kids that we believe in them—and why that helps us too


• Why humans learn more from mistakes than from things we get right

Here are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode:

• Sarina Natkin: The Power of Not Right Now
  


• Leo The Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus


• TED Talk Tuesday: The Power of Yet


• Our episode "Growth Mindset"


• Carol Dweck at TEDxNorrkoping: The power of believing that you can improve
  


• Neuroscience News: Mindful Mistakes: How Brains Learn from Errors
  

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