The Huffington Post – Marc Smith
“There’s been a fair bit of talk recently about resilience – and how our children somehow lack it…Resilience can mean different things to different people but generally refers to a person’s ability to cope with adversity in their lives and their capacity to ‘bounce back’. It is thought to develop through experience and many children who have gone through extreme adversity (such as poverty or abuse) are often better at dealing with difficult situations that occur later on in life. While children don’t have to experience extreme adversity in order to become resilient, regular challenge and setback can help them to cope better with failure and view it in more positive terms. So how can we nurture resilience in our children? Here are my top five suggestions.”(more)