28 Fredericksburg Parent and Family • August 2020
Resilience is an important skill to have throughout
life, but what does resilience mean? It's coming
back from challenges with a positive attitude
instead of a defeatist one. It's a lack of whining and
complaining…doing what needs to be done while
learning from the adversity. It includes problem
solving instead of problem creating. It's picking
yourself up and moving on, being made
better in the process while also learning
something.
Trying to Raise a
Resilient
Child?
WRITTEN BY KERRIE MCLOUGHLIN
In a Fatherly.com article, Lizzy Francis wrote, "It is up to parents
to give [kids] the coping skills they'll need, and to teach kids
resilience: how to bounce back from setbacks and to overcome
frustrations. Raising resilient children means raising kids who are
independent, confident, curious, caring, and patient."
Of course, you want to raise resilient, problem-solving children
able to roll with the punches life will inevitably throw, so check
out some common mistakes to watch out
for along the way.
article, Lizzy Francis wrote, "It is up to parents
Don't Make
These 5
Mistakes!
