How Friends Shape Your Child’s Emotional Strength (A Parent’s Perspective)
Building resilience in children starts with small, everyday moments that create lasting emotional strength. Like a muscle that grows stronger with exercise, resilience develops through both challenges and support. When children face setbacks – from playground disagreements to academic struggles – they have an opportunity to develop crucial coping skills that will serve them throughout life.
Recent research in child development shows that resilience isn’t just about “toughing it out.” Instead, it’s a complex interplay of supportive relationships, adaptive skills, and positive experiences. Children …