What is Grit? I was first introduced to the concept of “grit” while watching the movie True Grit. If you haven’t seen it, 14-year-old Mattie Ross leaves her home in Illinois alone to find the man who killed her father in Arkansas. She finds Rooster Cogburn and declares him the man with the “grit” necessary … Continue reading Raising Gritty Kids
Tag: Appreciative Inquiry
Failure As An Option
No one likes to fail. We do everything we can to avoid it. We fear failure so much that as parents we do everything in our power to prevent our children from that feeling of having your heart crushed in your chest. But sometimes we need to fail. In Homework Without the Yelling I touched … Continue reading Failure As An Option
Mindy Carlson 