Let Your Kids Be Bad at Things
Sometimes it feels dangerous to expose your child to the full force of your love. You allow yourself to want something small for them, and it’s like a gateway drug: Suddenly you want more and more for them. In my experience, that’s often when perfectionism wanders in and wrecks everything.After years of self-restraint, my compulsive overachieving core as a parent first appeared in response to an elementary-school talent show.