When we worry about our kids being behind on reaching milestones, that's natural. When we fear it's proof of our own terrible parenting, that's our anxiety taking over. Here's how to reframe kids' development in a way that lessens our mom guilt and feelings of failure: the power of "not yet"\nAmy and Margaret discuss:\n\nWhy we feel so anxious when our kids aren't developing the way we think they should\n\nHow we can show our kids that we believe in them\u2014and why that helps us too\n\nWhy humans learn more from mistakes than from things we get right\n\n\nHere are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode:\n\nSarina Natkin: The Power of Not Right Now\n\n\nLeo The Late Bloomer by Robert Kraus\n\nTED Talk Tuesday: The Power of Yet\n\nOur episode "Growth Mindset"\n\nCarol Dweck\xa0at TEDxNorrkoping: The power of believing that you can improve\n\n\nNeuroscience News: Mindful Mistakes: How Brains Learn from Errors\n\n\n\nWe love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website:\nhttps://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/\nmom friends, funny moms, parenting advice, parenting experts, parenting tips,\xa0mothers, families, parenting skills, parenting strategies, parenting styles, busy moms, self-help for moms, manage kid\u2019s behavior, teenager, toddler, baby, tween, child development, family activities, family fun, parent child relationship, decluttering, kid-friendly, invisible workload, default parent\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices