Thoughts for the Week:

None of us learns to do anything well without making some mistakes along the way. Sometimes young children feel that they're the only people who make mistakes, and it can help them to know that all people - even adults -- make mistakes now and then. What really matters is what we do after the mistake, and how we try to make things right again. Sometimes that means cleaning up the spilled milk or saying "I'm sorry" to a friend. Other times, it may just mean trying again, being more careful or simply learning what went wrong so we can change it the next time. Children's caregivers play an important role in helping children learn about mistakes, and what they learn from their caregivers will affect how children approach both success and failure in life.