Richmond DinhCreator & Founder of Tiny Challenges™

I Never Corrected My Kids For This..

5 Aug 2026 · 0 min

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Richmond Dinh says praise your kids for trying, even when they mess up. He uses shoelaces and wrong shoes as examples. Harsh correction breeds perfectionism; positive reinforcement builds confidence and resilience.

If your child attempts to tie this shoelace and they get it wrong, you gotta congratulate them. I never correct my children when they put the wrong shoe on the wrong foot. I've never done it. Why would you want to correct them for? You want to congratulate and build on their progress and momentum. And why would you beat them up like, "That's the wrong foot, that's the wrong—" And that's why perfectionism is born, because you have to get everything right.