Education is not traumatic for people who can cope with failure, but can be devastating for those who have not learned how to deal with. Handling negative emoti

Education is not traumatic for people who can cope with failure, but can be devastating for those who have not learned how to deal with. Handling negative emotions like rage, fear, failure, regret, envy or disappointment are basic skills we normally learn as kids through all kinds of positive and negative experiences. By trying different approaches a child can learn e.g. that failing just means you'll need to work more to succeed, instead of more counterproductive defences like sour grapes or that you were cheated. It is unfortunate that some parents inadvertently hurt their kids by either not allowing them to learn to deal with negative emotions, or even worse, teaching them ideas like "it's okay that you failed the test, I know you did your best"