When our kid has a misstep, rebellion, or mistake, it can feel like we as parents have failed them. Similar to muscle growth, our kids need to tear and repair along their life journey to become more emotionally strong and resilient. We sat down with Michelle Icard, author of 8 Setbacks That Can Make a Child a Success: What to Do and What to Say to Turn “Failures’ into Character-Building Moments, to learn how we can reframe our expectations and help our kids prepare to launch in to the real world confidently. Michelle has worked with parents, children, and teachers for more than 20 years, creating curriculum, books, and programs that help them better understand and navigate early adolescence. For more on Michelle visit https://michelleicard.com/. Want our podcasts sent straight to your phone? Text us the word "Podcast" to +1 (917) 540-8715 and we'll text you the new episodes when they're released! Tune in for new Cat & Nat Unfiltered episodes every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday! Follow @catandnatunfiltered on Instagram: https://instagram.com/catandnatunfiltered Our new book "Mom Secrets" is now available! Head to www.catandnat.ca/book to grab your autographed copy!  Come see us LIVE on tour!! To see a full list of cities and dates, go to https://catandnattour.com. Follow our parenting platform - The Common Parent - over on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecommonparent Become a Member of The Common Parent, our ultimate parenting toolkit for parents of teens and tweens for just $74.99/year: https://thecommonparent.com Get a FREE “Thoughts Between Us” Journal with The Common Parent Annual Membership: Click Here! Make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel for our new cooking show and our #momtruth videos: https://bitly.com/catnatyoutube Check out our Amazon Lives here: https://bitly.com/catnatamazonlive Order TAYLIVI here: https://taylivi.com Get personalized videos from us on Cameo: https://cameo.com/catandnat Come hang with us over on https://instagram.com/catandnat all day long. And follow us on https://tiktok.com/@catandnatofficial! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.