Building Grit Versus Stealing Grit

What is grit?

A person with grit has the resilience and perseverance to face and overcome life’s challenges and difficulties. It is something learned primarily through experience. Just over 80 years ago, Winston Churchill famously described this characteristic in a speech, as follows: “Never give in, never give in, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.”

One of the goals of Love and Logic is to help parents raise children who grow into responsible adults capable of managing life’s challenges. We believe that parenting style is a powerful influence in developing, or not developing, resilience and perseverance in children. Love and Logic contrasts two very common parenting styles—Helicopter Parents and Drill Sergeant Parents. Both parenting styles steal the opportunity for kids to develop grit through experience.

Helicopter Parents steal this experience from their kids by protecting them from struggling with problems. Drill Sergeant Parents also steal this experience through sending the message that their kids can’t think and do for themselves, so the parent must do this for them.

In contrast to these grit-stealing styles, Love and Logic teaches the consulting approach to parenting. Consultant Parents allow kids to learn perseverance through experience. These parents know that experience and consequences do the best teaching, even though kids will be challenged in the short term.

True achievement comes through struggle and perseverance, which is the key to building grit. There is no doubt that kids who develop grit through experience will lead to happier and more productive lives than those who don’t. Listed below are few examples of “grit stealers” with corresponding “grit builders.”

Summer Online Programs

As we are gearing up to say goodbye to our students for the summer, there have been questions about access to apps in Clever. Students will be able to continue their access to items in Clever such as i-Ready, Reflex, etc. until mid-August. Because of the way it is licensed, Accelerated Reader will retire on June 14 and not be available until the start of next school year. 

"The Honeypot": Woodsboro’s Care Closet

Dear Parents,

At our school, we are committed to creating a supportive environment for all of our students. We are writing to you today to invite you to support us in this effort by donating to The Honeypot, Woodsboro’s Care Closet.

The Honeypot is a resource that will provide basic necessities such as hygiene kits and laundry supplies to students who need them. By donating to The Honeypot, you will be supporting our community of students and ensuring that all students have access to the resources they need to succeed. The Honeypot further helps Woodsboro to create a place  where all of our students feel like they belong.

If you are interested in making a donation, please see the list of suggested items below or check out our Amazon Wishlist!

• Toothbrushes and toothpaste

• Deodorant

• Shampoo and conditioner

• Soap and body wash

• Feminine hygiene products

• Laundry detergent PODS

• Twin size sheets

All donations can be dropped off at the front office during school hours, attention to The Honeypot, Woodsboro’s Care Closet. Thank you in advance for your support.

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Student Store Donations

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