Experts agree that resilience is key to overcoming challenges and living a successful and healthy life. While life circumstances often present adolescents with opportunities to build resilience, sometimes called grit, we can also encourage teens to accept challenges and work through difficult situations in order to grow their confidence and become more resilient.
Recent viral Tiktok videos have ignited a vigorous parenting debate: Do I allow my child to participate in sleepovers? Advocates of sleepovers argue they are essential to a child’s social and emotional development. Critics reason that they pose too many risks for their comfort. Many parents, though, are on the fence, unsure about the best …
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“Shoulders back, Nicole Jo,” chided my mother time and time…and time…again. A habit of hunching my shoulders has plagued me all my life, equal parts due to genetics and insecurity. This simple phrase was my mother’s way to guard me against poor posture and remind me to be confident. These words linger today, an angel …
Shoulders Back: Lessons in Resilience for, and from, My Girls Read More »
As we close out National Suicide Prevention Month, it is important to make sure our youth have hope for their future. Resiliency is a key component in any youth’s life, but what is resiliency, and how do we explain it to our children? Read on to learn more about this and resources to talk about …
I lost. I cannot believe I lost. As I stared at the election results in disbelief, frustration built from my toes, boiling up until the tears began to rush down my cheeks and sobs shook my body. The flood of tears was more than disappointment; they were a cauldron of anger, indignation, disbelief, and shame. …
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