Fad Juventud and BBVA have launched a tutorial aimed at parents to help their children understand and overcome adolescent failures. According to Fad, more than half of young people (53.7%) report feeling stressed about their studies or work, and 21.6% are dissatisfied with them, highlighting the importance of fostering a resilient mindset at home.
The video ‘Do you talk at home about how to face challenges, mistakes, or what some call ‘failing’?’ offers four practical keys to promote in the family an attitude open to learning, personal development, not penalizing failure but prioritizing effort.
This audiovisual piece is part of the Connected Education project, an initiative by Fad Juventud and BBVA to support families and the educational community in developing skills for the future.
Young people deal daily with external and internal expectations that often leave no room for error or margin for learning. One in five young people (21.6%) say they are dissatisfied with their educational or work situation. What should be a stage of discovery and development sometimes turns into a source of frustration.
This is compounded by another silent factor, perceived lack of support. 17.7% of young people do not feel that the people around them really care about their problems. This figure reflects not only emotional distance but also the urgent need for family environments where listening, accompanying, and talking about how difficult it is to fail are encouraged.
«At BBVA, we understand education as a key lever to make societies prosper,» said Teresa Madrigal Valera, Responsible Business Director of BBVA in Spain. «With this new videotutorial, we want to stand by families in one of the most important challenges: supporting them when expectations are not met. Creating spaces of trust at home, where obstacles and effort behind each success can be openly shared, is key to strengthening their emotional and personal development,» argued Madrigal.
According to Beatriz Martín Padura, General Director of Fad Juventud, «this video aims to offer concrete and close guidelines for families to transform error into a learning opportunity and foster a stronger and more empathetic bond in daily life.»
The audiovisual piece proposes four essential keys to change the way we talk about failure at home and turn it into a growth opportunity. Firstly, normalize the error: Failing an exam does not have to be a drama. It can be the starting point to understand what went wrong and how to improve. A simple «What do you think didn’t work?» opens the door to solutions rather than judgments.
Another piece of advice is to value the journey: «If they studied all week but the grade was not as expected, the process should be acknowledged to reinforce motivation. The third piece of advice is to lead by example. «If you make a mistake, say it: Oops, I made a mistake! I’m going to try again and see what I can do differently.»
The fourth and final piece of advice is to trust their autonomy. Allowing them to organize the budget for a small purchase or decide what to prepare for dinner «is not just delegating, it’s teaching.» Even if something goes wrong, discussing it afterwards helps them learn and gradually become capable and confident individuals.
All of this from a close, realistic approach and with accessible language, moving away from motivational clichés and focusing more on the real impact of everyday conversations and family examples.
The video is available for free on the Connected Education website and will be disseminated through the social networks of Fad Juventud and BBVA, with the aim of reaching as many families as possible. The digital campaign will include short pieces and adapted content to facilitate consultation, reflection, and, above all, implementation in everyday life.
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