Book · 2015 · Family & Relationships
The Gift Of Failure
How to Step Back and Let Your Child Succeed
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A perspective that Echoes throughout the work of Jessica Ley in educator and author of The New York Times best-selling book aptly titled the gift of failure.
Rich Roll · The Rich Roll Podcast · Nov 2023 Listen at 13:55 The best things said about it
And she said she was inspired by this book called The Gift of failure how parents learn to let go so their children can succeed that's incredible.
Why people recommend it
The Gift of Failure by Jessica Lahey is a parenting guide written by an educator who argues that parents must allow their children to experience setbacks and make mistakes in order to develop true resilience, autonomy, and lifelong competence. The book was highlighted on multiple podcasts focusing on mindful parenting and personal growth. On The Rich Roll Podcast, the host brought up the author's perspectives to reinforce the vital importance of teaching children how to embrace failure rather than shielding them from every obstacle. Additionally, on an episode of ChooseFI, Jonathan Mendonsa read a listener comment from Vanessa, who credited the book as her primary inspiration for learning how to step back and let children successfully navigate challenges on their own. Both mentions emphasized the practical value of the book's core philosophy, encouraging parents to shift away from hyper-vigilant oversight and instead foster environments where children can learn, grow, and build genuine confidence through firsthand problem-solving and natural consequences.
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Jonathan Mendonsa and she said she was inspired by this book called The Gift of failure how parents learn to let go so their… 1
“and she said she was inspired by this book called The Gift of failure how parents learn to let go so their children can succeed that's incredible”
Rich Roll a perspective that Echoes throughout the work of Jessica Ley in educator and author of The New York Times b… 1
“a perspective that Echoes throughout the work of Jessica Ley in educator and author of The New York Times best-selling book aptly titled the gift of failure”
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Jessica Leahy is an educator and the New York Times bestselling author of The Gift of Failure and The Addiction Inoculation. So I wrote The Gift of Failure. It was my first book.”
“And those two chapters turned into four, which turned into six, which turned into the whole book. No ghostwriter, which turned into a New York Times bestselling book.”
“I will take it to heart and I will be able to be objective about it and I will use it and I won't make these same mistakes again. So when I handed in not only Gift of Failure, but then the next book”