When not to push your kids
As parents, it's not always easy to know when you should push your kids to keep going, or when you should abort a trip, and change plans.
The beginning of the MRT to NCT loop
Pushing with benefits
The times I've pushed my daughter to keep going has usually been rewarding. Most of those times have been her wanting to quit because of fear, or it being physically challenging. She's very proud of herself when she overcomes a challenge, especially when it's her own thinking that has set those limitations. There are so many lessonable discussions that can happen too, that it's an awesome time to impart some fatherly wisdom when she conquers her fear and pushes on.
In the short film we made together, Climbing Monster, she had a mental block about making it to the top before we filmed that scene. It happens to a lot of adult climbers during various times in their climbing activities, and is not unexpected in a...