Growth happens in frustration

How would it change our relationship to frustration, failure, and setback if we saw these experiences as the fuel we need to reach our highest potential?

“It’s okay to let him be frustrated,” our pediatrician advised at Noah’s four-month check-up. “Growth happens in frustration.” Noah, now almost eight months old, is exploring his environment by army crawling, reaching, stretching, and yes, putting everything in his mouth. Yet, he’s not ready to be fully independent, either. He wants the security of havi…