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Persistence Improvement Module – Part 4 of 6 – How can you demonstrate persistence for your child?

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Kate

Hi, I’m Kate from Psych for Life. Now you know what to say after your child succeeds or doesn’t succeed. But whether you realize it or not, they also learn about persistence by watching you. It’s natural for us to want our kids to look up to us, to view us as competent. But it’s also true if we only let our children see us succeed and we don’t show them how we struggle, then we’re missing out on the opportunity to teach them by modeling this important skill of persistence.

 

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Kate

So we talked to Dr. Kelsey Luca to see how we can actually help our kids by letting them see us struggle.

 

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Dr. Lucca

A really important thing that we want to think about as parents, as caregivers, is how do we teach our children to deal with failure in a healthy way, right? Failures and inevitable part of success. And getting kids to realize and learn that failure is part of the process is very important and starting from an early age is really important.

 

00:01:06:12 – 00:01:45:14

Dr. Lucca

And something you might be tempted to believe is if you want to promote persistence in your kid, just show them lots of success, right? Show them overcoming challenges. But in the real world, usually on that path to success, we often fail. We often fail many times before we reach success. And what we’re finding with our new research on how children model the persistence of others, we find that children are the most persistent and that when they see adult models be very successful and do it fast and do it easily, but rather when they work hard and face some struggle and really have to endure some hardship before they reach their final goal, that’s when we

 

00:01:45:14 – 00:01:54:09

Dr. Lucca

see that kids are most persistent, when they see that kind of progression to success that is full of challenges and hard work.

 

00:01:54:09 – 00:02:16:04

Kate

So how does this translate into our own lives with our own children? Doesn’t mean that if we stumble on the ice skating rink when we’re out there with them, we should sit down and throw a fit and cry and say, I can’t do this. This is so hard. Absolutely not. Remember how in the last video we talked about when our children don’t succeed, we need to focus on their effort.

 

00:02:16:11 – 00:02:36:00

Kate

The same is true when we are struggling. We need to focus on our own effort. So at the ice skating rink, when we stumble, we might sit down on the rink and say to our children, Oh, this is harder than I thought. I guess I really need to keep practicing. And also, the point is not simply to let our children see us fail.

 

00:02:36:17 – 00:02:45:03

Kate

We want them to see us work through challenges that are hard for us and eventually succeed.

 

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Dr. Lucca

So one way that we can measure these things in the lab is we bring families in. Usually it’s the caregiver comes with their toddler and we construct this setting that gets kids really motivated. And then this one experiment that we did that we published in 2020, we put infants in this room and there was this toy out of reach and to get the toy, because it’s always on the other side of this table, they sat across from it.

 

00:03:06:02 – 00:03:24:05

Dr. Lucca

They had to pull a rope to get the toy. And before we let them add it themselves, we had them watch an experimenter complete the task. And babies are one of three different things. They either saw an experimenter pull the rope to try to get the toy, pull it really hard. She was very convincing, pull it and then fail.

 

00:03:24:05 – 00:03:48:13

Dr. Lucca

She never got the toy. She couldn’t do it. Another experimenter pulled really hard that same effort, and at the end she got it. She pulled it all the way towards her in a third and final condition. The experimenter pulled it successfully quickly. She easily pulled it. It came right in front of her. She got the toy easy. We gave babies that same task themselves, but unbeknownst to them, we glued the container to the table.

 

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Dr. Lucca

So no matter how hard they pulled in, no matter what they saw, the task for them was always impossible. So then they got it themselves. They’re ready to go. They’re motivated, they’re excited. They have that rope in front of them. When they just saw someone easily, quickly do it, they themselves get it. What they do is they try the yank it.

 

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Dr. Lucca

It doesn’t come towards them. They get angry, they’re not happy. They throw the rope, they give up quickly. They turn to the experimenter, they say, Hey, you do it for me. They were not having it in the other condition. When babies first on experimenter try really hard and fail when they got it, they didn’t even engage. They were just disinterested.

 

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Dr. Lucca

They were like, This is impossible for you. It’s going to be impossible for me. I’m not even going to bother. But what happened when baby saw someone work really hard and then after working really hard successfully get the toy, they themselves pulled harder and they were happy about it. They were excited to overcome that challenge, but it was really exciting because it showed us what you do really shapes what babies themselves do and they calibrate.

 

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Dr. Lucca

They know if it’s going to be impossible for you, it’s going to be impossible for me if it’s easy for you, and then it’s impossible for me. They’re not happy. But if they go into a challenge knowing this is going to be hard, this is going to require work, they’re more likely to put the effort forward and they’re less likely to get frustrated.

 

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Dr. Lucca

They’re more likely to work harder when given new tasks.

 

00:05:09:09 – 00:05:33:15

Kate

How do we incorporate this into our daily lives? Well, here are two good options. One, we can talk to our kids about our daily struggles. And number two, we can pick an activity that we do with our children and learn together. So, step one, talking to them most likely you already have some challenges in your life that you can use.

 

00:05:34:17 – 00:05:55:18

Kate

So I’d like you to take a moment and grab a pen and a paper, or even just make a mental note. What’s one struggle in your life that you’re working with right now? Maybe it’s at home or at work now. We don’t want to choose something that involves our child. Such as? I’m having trouble getting you to pick up your room.

 

00:05:56:06 – 00:06:20:14

Kate

It should be something that’s yours that requires your effort and your persistence. So the next time you’re talking to your kid, you might want to tell them about the struggle. Remember to focus on the effort you put in, the strategies you tried, and things you did well. Option to picking a new activity as an adult. You know a lot.

 

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Kate

And it’s easy to forget that so much of what we know has taken a lot of time and a lot of effort to acquire. So I want you to take a minute and think of something that you’ve never learned how to do. Now, this should not be a huge undertaking that’s going to cost a lot of money or take a lot of time.

 

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Kate

But something fairly simple maybe learning a new language, one word at a time, or practicing some dance moves online, or maybe picking up the video game that your child has been playing. You can bring something practical, like fixing something around the house or cooking something new.

 

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Dr. Lucca

So imagine you’re in the kitchen and you’re making banana bread, right? Bring your kid into the kitchen and make that banana bread with them. And along the way, you’re going to face a lot of challenges. You might take two cups of flour and put it in the wet mix and realize you were only supposed to put in one.

 

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Dr. Lucca

And then you’ve got to start over bringing your kid along with you as you encounter those challenges, as you adapt, revise, update toward that final product, they’re going to remember those messages and they’re going to take it with them when they face their own challenges outside the kitchen.

 

00:07:30:12 – 00:07:55:17

Kate

But what if we don’t succeed? We want our kids to see us struggle, but eventually succeed. But sometimes as adults, we pick tasks where we don’t succeed. What can we do to show our children how to learn from failure and become more successful in the future? Well, that depends on why we weren’t able to succeed. Let’s talk through three examples.

 

00:07:56:03 – 00:08:18:21

Kate

Number one, if the task is just too big, we can focus on each small step. So if we walk in to see the washing machine leaking all over the floor, instead of making the bold claim that I need to fix the washing machine, which I have no idea how to do, I might start by saying we need to stop it from leaking all over the floor.

 

00:08:18:21 – 00:08:44:13

Kate

Number two, if it’s something that’s just out of our control, then we focus on our reactions and our effort. So in my washing machine example, if I tried switching off the power and turning it back on and it still doesn’t work, I might say, hmm. I thought that was going to work, but we’ll figure something out. And number three, if we just need to change our plans, we can talk to our kids about that.

 

00:08:44:22 – 00:09:04:15

Kate

We can talk to them about the big goals we’re trying to achieve and other ways we can achieve them. So in my washing machine example, I could say the important thing is that we have clean clothes for you to wear to school tomorrow. So we’re going to head over to Grandma’s and do our laundry and we’ll figure out how to fix the washing machine tomorrow.

 

00:09:05:22 – 00:09:30:09

Kate

So here are our key takeaways. One, it’s okay to let your kids see you struggle with difficult tasks to remember to use words like I’m trying instead of words like I can’t. And three remember to celebrate the small victories. Thanks for joining us. We’ll see you in the next video.




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Kate

Hola, soy Kate de Psych for Life. Ahora ya sabe qué decir después de que su hijo tenga éxito o no tenga éxito. Pero ya sea que te des cuenta o no, también aprenden sobre la persistencia al observarte. Es natural que queramos que nuestros hijos nos admiren, que nos vean como competentes. Pero también es cierto que si solo dejamos que nuestros hijos nos vean triunfar y no les mostramos cómo luchamos, entonces estamos perdiendo la oportunidad de enseñarles modelando esta importante habilidad de persistencia.

 

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Kate

Hablamos con la Dra. Kelsey Luca para ver cómo podemos ayudar a nuestros hijos dejándoles ver cómo luchamos.

 

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Profa. Lucca

Una cosa realmente importante que queremos pensar como padres, como cuidadores, es cómo enseñamos a nuestros hijos a lidiar con el fracaso de una manera saludable. ¿Correcto? Fracasos y parte inevitable del éxito. Y lograr que los niños se den cuenta y aprendan que el fracaso es parte del proceso es muy importante y comenzar desde una edad temprana es muy importante.

 

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Profa. Lucca

Y algo que podría estar tentado a creer es que si quiere promover la persistencia en su hijo, muéstrele mucho éxito, ¿verdad? Muéstreles la superación de desafíos. Pero en el mundo real, generalmente en ese camino hacia el éxito, a menudo fallamos. A menudo fallamos muchas veces antes de alcanzar el éxito. Y lo que estamos encontrando con nuestra nueva investigación sobre cómo los niños modelan la persistencia de los demás, encontramos que los niños son los más persistentes y que cuando ven modelos adultos tienen mucho éxito y lo hacen rápido y lo hacen fácilmente, pero más bien cuando trabajan duro y enfrentan algunas dificultades y realmente tienen que soportar algunas dificultades antes de alcanzar su objetivo final, ahí es cuando

 

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Profa. Lucca

vemos que los niños son más persistentes, cuando ver ese tipo de progresión hacia el éxito que está llena de desafíos y trabajo duro.

 

00:01:54:09 – 00:02:16:04

Kate

Entonces, ¿cómo se traduce esto en nuestras propias vidas con nuestros propios hijos? No significa que si tropezamos con la pista de patinaje sobre hielo cuando estamos ahí afuera con ellos, debamos sentarnos y hacer un berrinche y llorar y decir, no puedo hacer esto. Esto es muy dificil. Absolutamente no. Recuerde cómo en el último video hablamos sobre cuando nuestros hijos no tienen éxito, debemos concentrarnos en su esfuerzo.

 

00:02:16:11 – 00:02:36:00

Kate

Lo mismo ocurre cuando estamos luchando. Tenemos que centrarnos en nuestro propio esfuerzo. Entonces, en la pista de patinaje sobre hielo, cuando tropezamos, podemos sentarnos en la pista y decirles a nuestros hijos: Oh, esto es más difícil de lo que pensaba. Creo que realmente necesito seguir practicando. Y también, el punto no es simplemente dejar que nuestros hijos nos vean fracasar.

 

00:02:36:17 – 00:02:45:03

Kate

Queremos que nos vean superar los desafíos que son difíciles para nosotros y, finalmente, tener éxito.

 

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Profa. Lucca

Entonces, una forma de medir estas cosas en el laboratorio es traer a las familias. Por lo general, el cuidador viene con su niño pequeño y construimos este entorno que hace que los niños estén realmente motivados. Y luego este experimento que hicimos que publicamos en 2020, pusimos a los bebés en esta habitación y había un juguete fuera de su alcance y para agarrar el juguete, porque siempre está del otro lado de esta mesa, se sentaron frente a él. .

 

00:03:06:02 – 00:03:24:05

Profa. Lucca

Tuvieron que tirar de una cuerda para sacar el juguete. Y antes de dejar que lo agreguen ellos mismos, les pedimos que observaran a un experimentador completar la tarea. Y los bebés son una de tres cosas diferentes. O bien vieron a un experimentador tirar de la cuerda para tratar de conseguir el juguete, tirando con mucha fuerza. Ella fue muy convincente, tire de ella y luego falle.

 

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Profa. Lucca

Nunca recibió el juguete. Ella no pudo hacerlo. Otro experimentador hizo mucho ese mismo esfuerzo, y al final lo consiguió. Tiró de él todo el camino hacia ella en una tercera y última condición. El experimentador lo sacó con éxito rápidamente. Ella lo jaló fácilmente. Llegó justo en frente de ella. Consiguió el juguete fácilmente. Les dimos a los bebés esa misma tarea, pero sin que ellos lo supieran, pegamos el recipiente a la mesa.

 

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Profa. Lucca

Así que no importa lo fuerte que tiraron, no importa lo que vieran, la tarea para ellos siempre fue imposible. Entonces ellos mismos lo consiguieron. Están listos para partir. Están motivados, están emocionados. Tienen esa cuerda delante de ellos. Cuando acaban de ver a alguien fácilmente, lo hacen rápidamente, ellos mismos lo entienden. Lo que hacen es intentar tirarlo.

 

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Profa. Lucca

No viene hacia ellos. Se enfadan, no son felices. Tiran la cuerda, se dan por vencidos rápidamente. Se vuelven hacia el experimentador, le dicen: Oye, hazlo tú por mí. No lo tenían en la otra condición. Cuando los bebés primero en el experimentador se esfuerzan mucho y fallan cuando lo consiguen, ni siquiera se involucran. Simplemente estaban desinteresados.

 

00:04:25:15 – 00:04:50:04

Profa. Lucca

Dijeron, Esto es imposible para ti. Me va a ser imposible. Ni siquiera me voy a molestar. Pero, ¿qué sucedió cuando el bebé vio a alguien trabajar muy duro y luego, después de trabajar muy duro para obtener el juguete con éxito, ellos mismos tiraron más fuerte y estaban felices por eso? Estaban emocionados de superar ese desafío, pero fue realmente emocionante porque nos mostró que lo que haces realmente da forma a lo que hacen los bebés y calibran.

 

00:04:50:04 – 00:05:05:22

Profa. Lucca

Ellos saben que si va a ser imposible para ti, va a ser imposible para mí, si es fácil para ti, y luego es imposible para mí. No son felices. Pero si se enfrentan a un desafío sabiendo que será difícil, que requerirá trabajo, es más probable que hagan el esfuerzo y es menos probable que se frustren.

 

00:05:05:22 – 00:05:08:07

Profa. Lucca

Es más probable que trabajen más duro cuando se les asignan tareas nuevas.

 

00:05:09:09 – 00:05:33:15

Kate

¿Cómo incorporamos esto en nuestra vida diaria? Bueno, aquí hay dos buenas opciones. Uno, podemos hablar con nuestros hijos sobre nuestras luchas diarias. Y número dos, podemos elegir una actividad que hacemos con nuestros hijos y aprender juntos. Entonces, paso uno, hablando con ellos, lo más probable es que ya tenga algunos desafíos en su vida que pueda usar.

 

00:05:34:17 – 00:05:55:18

Kate

Así que me gustaría que te tomes un momento y tomes un bolígrafo y un papel, o simplemente tomes una nota mental. ¿Cuál es una lucha en tu vida con la que estás trabajando en este momento? Tal vez sea en casa o en el trabajo ahora. No queremos elegir algo que involucre a nuestro hijo. ¿Como? Tengo problemas para que recojas tu habitación.

 

00:05:56:06 – 00:06:20:14

Kate

Debería ser algo tuyo que requiera tu esfuerzo y tu persistencia. Entonces, la próxima vez que hable con su hijo, es posible que desee contarle sobre la lucha. Recuerde concentrarse en el esfuerzo que puso, las estrategias que probó y las cosas que hizo bien. Opción de elegir una nueva actividad como adulto. Tu sabes mucho.

 

00:06:21:01 – 00:06:38:03

Kate

Y es fácil olvidar que mucho de lo que sabemos ha tomado mucho tiempo y mucho esfuerzo para adquirir. Así que quiero que te tomes un minuto y pienses en algo que nunca has aprendido a hacer. Ahora, esto no debería ser una empresa enorme que va a costar mucho dinero o tomar mucho tiempo.

 

00:06:38:12 – 00:06:55:18

Kate

Pero algo bastante simple tal vez aprender un nuevo idioma, una palabra a la vez, o practicar algunos pasos de baile en línea, o tal vez retomar el videojuego que tiene su hijo. estado jugando Puedes traer algo práctico, como arreglar algo en la casa o cocinar algo nuevo.

 

00:06:56:12 – 00:07:12:20

Profa. Lucca

Así que imagina que estás en la cocina y estás haciendo pan de plátano, ¿verdad? Traiga a su hijo a la cocina y haga ese pan de plátano con ellos. Y en el camino, te enfrentarás a muchos desafíos. Puede tomar dos tazas de harina y ponerlas en la mezcla húmeda y darse cuenta de que se suponía que solo debía poner una.

 

00:07:13:00 – 00:07:30:12

Profa. Lucca

Y luego tienes que volver a empezar, trayendo a tu hijo contigo mientras te enfrentas a esos desafíos, mientras te adaptas, revisas, actualizas hacia ese producto final. , recordarán esos mensajes y se los llevarán cuando enfrenten sus propios desafíos fuera de la cocina.

 

00:07:30:12 – 00:07:55:17

Kate

¿Pero qué pasa si no tenemos éxito? Queremos que nuestros hijos nos vean luchar, pero finalmente triunfar. Pero a veces, como adultos, elegimos tareas en las que no tenemos éxito. ¿Qué podemos hacer para mostrarles a nuestros hijos cómo aprender del fracaso y tener más éxito en el futuro? Bueno, eso depende de por qué no pudimos tener éxito. Hablemos a través de tres ejemplos.

 

00:07:56:03 – 00:08:18:21

Kate

Número uno, si la tarea es demasiado grande, podemos concentrarnos en cada pequeño paso. Entonces, si entramos y vemos que la lavadora gotea por todo el piso, en lugar de hacer la audaz afirmación de que necesito arreglar la lavadora, lo cual no tengo idea de cómo hacerlo, podría comenzar diciendo que debemos detenerla. de gotear por todo el piso.

 

00:08:18:21 – 00:08:44:13

Kate

Número dos, si es algo que está fuera de nuestro control, entonces nos enfocamos en nuestras reacciones y nuestro esfuerzo. Entonces, en el ejemplo de mi lavadora, si intento apagar y volver a encender y aún no funciona, podría decir, hmm. Pensé que iba a funcionar, pero ya encontraremos algo. Y número tres, si solo necesitamos cambiar nuestros planes, podemos hablar con nuestros hijos sobre eso.

 

00:08:44:22 – 00:09:04:15

Kate

Podemos hablar con ellos sobre los grandes objetivos que estamos tratando de lograr y otras formas en que podemos lograrlos. Entonces, en mi ejemplo de la lavadora, podría decir que lo importante es que tengamos ropa limpia para que la uses mañana en la escuela. Así que iremos a casa de la abuela y lavaremos la ropa y veremos cómo arreglar la lavadora mañana.

 

00:09:05:22 – 00:09:30:09

Kate

Aquí están nuestras conclusiones clave. Primero, está bien dejar que sus hijos lo vean luchando con tareas difíciles para recordar usar palabras como lo estoy intentando en lugar de palabras como no puedo. Y tres recuerdan celebrar las pequeñas victorias. Gracias por unirte a nosotros. Nos vemos en el próximo vídeo.




How can you demonstrate persistence for your child?

The ways you overcome challenges alter how your children see the world. If you struggle, but still eventually succeed, you are modeling how to beat obstacles that will come in your way.

Watch this video to learn more about how to be a great model for your children. 

Teach your child persistence with this owl craft.

For a fun activity for young children, consider building this owl craft.

  • While working on this craft:
  • Focus feedback on effort.
  • Say, “I like how you really tried”.
  • Don’t be afraid to show how you struggle.

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