I love discussing frustration because it is a normal human emotion just like sadness, fear, joy, or happiness. As parents, our role is to teach children what these feelings mean and help them cope. Enter frustration tolerance. Tune in as I discuss managing our child’s frustration when they can’t figure out a task like a new toy and how we can use those opportunities for learning. We discuss: What frustration tolerance is Why moments of frustration can be huge for a child’s cognitive developmentImportant steps to managing the moments of frustration Make sure to listen to the wrap-up as I share principles that can apply to many various parenting scenarios and for this case—overcoming advancing food anxietyIf you want to stay up to date on parenting, health, and development news or you want to be a parent guest on the podcast, sign up for our Newsletter