Let them fall and bloody their knees, don't make the pain stop, but feel empathy for the pain

http://theweek.com/article/index/242542/want-to-raise-winners-give-your-kids-a-chance-to-lose

Interesting article about allowing children to lose, a lot, and learn how to deal with it.  I disagree with a few of the conclusions and consequences, that kids will need to know how to make excuses when faced with mistakes (a bizarre line-of-thought that seems out of place in the overall context of the article).