The 'let them fail' movement promised resilience. What it produces, when applied without the developmental and relational conditions the research requires, is a spectrum of outcomes no parent signed up for. This is what the science actually says.

Your child shows talent. You invest time, money, energy. But when does supporting their ability cross into fusing their identity to an outcome they may never reach or may not even want? New research reveals what happens when we attach our children's self-concept to singular achievements, and what they actually need from us instead.