Noah is building a birdhouse with his mom. She has cut the pieces of wood for him, then showed him how to hold them so he could nail them together. Noah then tries nailing them together by himself, working quietly for a half an hour. At last he thinks the birdhouse is finished. When he picks it up, the roof and one of the sides falls off. Noah throws everything on the table, and says in a frustrated voice, "I'm not any good at this!" Which issue is Noah wrestling with?

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Noah is struggling with self-evaluation because he is judging his ability to build a birdhouse based on this one failed attempt. He is placing his worth and abilities as a person based on his performance in this specific task.

Noah Is Building a Birdhouse with His Mom