It Starts With You | To Raise Resilient Kids, Be A Resilient Parent

In order for parents to raise resilient children, it’s important for them to keep in mind that all emotions, even the negative ones are natural. In order for children to learn to recognize their feelings, and manage them in appropriate and productive ways, parents need to understand that their child’s expression of the negative ones should not elicit a parental response of shaming or making the child feel guilty.

To Raise Resilient Kids, Be A Resilient Parent

The New York Times | Emily F. Popek | March 28, 2018

As parents, we want our children to be emotionally resilient — able to handle life’s ups and downs. But parents’ ability to foster resilience in our children hinges a great deal on our own emotional resilience.

“A parent’s resilience serves as a template for a child to see how to deal with challenges, how to understand their own emotions,” said Dr. Dan Siegel, author of “The Yes Brain,” which focuses on cultivating children’s resilience.

Yet for many parents, taking the temper tantrums and meltdowns in stride presents a challenge — especially if we have unrealistic expectations of what childhood is really all about.

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