After visiting Asia the last few weeks, one thing jumped out at me:
the education system doesn’t just shape kids, it shapes parents too.

Parents there often feel pressure to prepare their kids for the best schools through tutoring, extra classes, even coaching for interviews.

In places like Hong Kong and Singapore, this competition starts young—children face interviews for kindergartens and, by age 12, high-stakes exams like Singapore’s PSLE that determine their secondary school track.

It made me think about how easy it is for us, no matter where we live, to let systems push us toward measuring success only by grades or achievements.

But when kids are only taught to avoid mistakes, their natural creativity and resilience can shrink. And those two qualities are exactly what help them thrive and be confident with themselves.


While I was in Hong Kong, I met up with one of our Certified Kidpreneurs Educators. She told me how the kids constantly surprise her with their answers—so much creativity, so much passion. It really sparks her every time.

But she was most concerned that when parents don’t encourage these skills, kids often hold back—afraid to make mistakes or try new things outside of school.

With the cooperation of parents, though, those same kids get more chances to design, test, fail, and try again. They learn that mistakes aren’t the end of the road but the path forward.

And by the way, it feels fitting that World Entrepreneurs’ Day is this Thursday Aug 21st! A reminder of how important it is to nurture that mindset early.

When Losing Feels Too Big

"My 7-year-old daughter won't play anything she isn’t instantly good at. If she loses, he storms off and won’t try again. I don’t know how to help him enjoy the process instead of only caring about winning.” – Melissa C.

It’s not just kids, we as adults can fall into this trap too.

Psychologist Carol Dweck calls it a fixed mindset: the belief that we’re either good at something or we’re not. And when we see it that way, losing or failing feels like proof that we don’t measure up.

A growth mindset, on the other hand, sees setbacks as practice. Each try is a step toward getting stronger.

Helping our kids practice this starts small. It might mean letting them struggle through a tough puzzle, pour their own drink even if it spills, or finish a game without winning. And just as important, it means checking our own habits as parents, so we model resilience instead of rescuing.

🌱 Try these Tiny Habit Recipes:

  • After I feel tempted to “let my child win,” I will remind myself: “Losing with me is safe practice for real life.”
  • After I set up a game, I will prep my child by saying, “Sometimes we win, sometimes we don’t—let’s practice having fun either way.”
  • After my child storms off upset, I will pause and think, “This is growth-mindset practice time—not a parenting failure.”
  • After a game ends, I will ask, “What’s one different or silly way you’d try it next time?” to shift the focus from outcome to creativity.


When we as parents practice seeing these moments differently, our kids learn to see them differently too. Resilience isn’t just their muscle, it’s ours to strengthen as well.

Have a parenting challenge you'd love some fresh insight on? Email your question my way—I’d love to help!

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Tomorrow my younger daughter starts school, the perfect time to try things in fresh, creative ways like playing some wind down music before bed or pre-packing lunches and water bottles with the kids the night before. Little tweaks like these make life smoother while giving our kids practice with independence.

Of course, efficiency and independence are wonderful, but what matters most is the relationship. The messy backpacks, spilled water bottles, or rushed mornings aren’t worth more than the long-term connection we’re building with our kids.

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At the end of the day, resilience grows in small moments. Every time our kids try again after a bump, or experiment with a new way of doing something, they’re building strength for the future.

Cheers to new beginnings, fresh school routines, and keeping joy (and connection) at the center of it all.

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