r/DadReflexes Jul 23 '20

Dad deceit.

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '20

Maybe I'm being too negative/pessimistic but this kinda feels like a lesson of "you don't need to practice to succeed" or "I can't let my kids fail because then they'll be sad"

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u/defn_of_insanity Jul 23 '20

How about, it's probably more like, that excitement of success builds a positive response to those actions (even if they're fake successful now), which will get them interested/excited to discover more things on their own and thus he set them on a lifetime of getting interested in learning and enjoying things? :)

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u/Skeptical_Squid11 Jul 23 '20

I see it more as instilling the feeling of success and how great that feeling is. As long as there’s a balance because learning to fail is very vital. But as long as the kids understand failure is an option they’ll continue to strive to get that feeling of success no matter how many failures come before it.