>>A big part of the culture is about perfectionism (perhaps rooted in religion - perhaps rooted in kids TV shows - sports culture)<<
Granted, it's been a long time since I was in school (in the US - as that's what we're talking about - just to be clear) but sports always helped me learn to take failure/loss better than anything else I was taught in school. As far as my son, he's a little young, but it doesn't seem hugely different.
Granted, it's been a long time since I was in school (in the US - as that's what we're talking about - just to be clear) but sports always helped me learn to take failure/loss better than anything else I was taught in school. As far as my son, he's a little young, but it doesn't seem hugely different.