![]() ![]() FEAR OF FAILUREĪs a coach, I’ve noticed one factor that consistently holds children back: fear of failure. Throughout a child’s life there will be other times when they feel anxious. These fears usually go away gradually on their own. Common fears in early childhood include animals, insects, storms, heights, water, blood, and the dark. It’s also common for pre-school children to develop specific fears or phobias. This is a normal stage in children’s development and tends to ease off at around age two to three. They may become clingy and cry when separated from their parents or carers. Many of these worries and fears are a normal part of growing up.įrom about eight months to three years, for example, it’s very common for young children to have something called separation anxiety. So why do kids do this? Is it normal?Īccording to the NHS children tend to feel anxious about different things at different ages. And some are what they’ve learned works to successfully delay or avoid the thing that is making them feel anxious, afraid, unhappy, stressed etc. Some of these reactions are the result of kids being overwhelmed by their emotions – I can’t do this | I don’t know anybody | Nobody likes me | This is too difficult. I proceeded to explain that as our kids grow up and go through the various stages of life, learning new things (which, as we all know, can be difficult) their go-to reaction will quite often be resistance, avoidance, distraction, negotiation or a full-blown meltdown. ME: “Yes, sometimes it is just a case of a child not enjoying the class anymore, but maybe establish that first by chatting with your Enjoy-a-Ball coach to see if there are some other factors at play.” ![]() PARENT: “She says she doesn’t want to go and I don’t think she enjoys it any more. I am tired of trying to make her go.” ME: “May I ask why your daughter doesn’t want to continue with her class?” PARENT: “My daughter has decided that she no longer wants to do Enjoy-a-Ball, so I need to cancel my subscription.” ![]() I received a phone call this morning and it went something like this: Fear of failure holds you back – and it can have a lasting impact in your life. ![]()
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