"One of the best and most effective ways parents can help their children be less perfectionistic is to be less perfectionistic themselves…parents can speak openly about their disappointments and short-comings in a non-defensive and problem-solving focused manner as a way to provide great modeling for their children. It’s also important that parents help their children remember the big picture. Kids need to know that one failure is not a disaster and that they are more than their success or failure at one goal."
In the second of her three-part podcast from SAS, Dr. Kathryn Byars discusses strategies for parenting perfectionistic kids.