As an example:
Last week, DS (11) forgot his skating gear for his lesson. There was not time to go back and get it once we found out he had forgotten it. However, that same day, I had to go back to my work (after his lesson) to get my purse because I had also forgotten something important. i made a point of making sure that DS knew that I had also forgotten something and that mistakes happen.
Usually, he would have been really down on himself for at least a few days. However, his Coach talked about mistakes and gave him a different kind of lesson. My error and our discussion about it really seemed to help him bounce back quicker than I would have expected.
DS has MAJOR self esteem issues so this was a very positive experience overall.
