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11 Yr Old Boys Feelings Easily Hurt

I have an 11 yr old son whose feelings are very easily hurt. He is very h*** o* himself in that he wants to do everything right. I have always tried to teach him that he can't win at everything and that it is perfectly OK. I have pointed out my own mistakes to try to teach him that it is ok to make mistakes. I would like to know how to teach him to have tougher skin. His feelings are very easily hurt when a teacher critiques his homework, another child calls him a name, if I show him how to do something differently, etc. I have also talked...