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The Game We Didn’t Finish
How do we help our children navigate disappointment without "fixing" it? We explore building resilience in children through the lens of a game that didn't finish.
In this entry, I sit with a small moment that carries a surprisingly heavy lesson. After a simple game at the kitchen table ends in disappointment, I watch my five-year-old decide he doesn’t want to keep playing. There’s no outburst, no blame—just the quiet weight of losing and not knowing what to do with it yet.
Through a Montessori lens, this episode reflects on emotional development and the tension between efficiency and…
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