It was with shock and horror when I read of tears, vomitus and flipped tables following the trial of figuring out Helen and Ivan’s coin collection. Here she shares how she feels children should start learning how to be resilient in the face of minor failures and setbacks – it’s one of the most important life skills they can learn.
Ms Ginny-Ann Oh, Director of PR and digital marketing agency APRW, is a mother of two. But how do we encourage our children to not fall apart at the first hurdles? Is letting them make mistakes but knowing when to have their backs, the key? Resilience in the face of challenges – this has been in the spotlight after the usual post-PSLE maths paper furore.
