The #1 Verbal Clue That A Child is Lacking Resilience

Resilience at its highest level is the ability to bounce back from failure. It stems from: having a belief that hard work pays off, understanding cause and effect, having a willingness to delay gratification, understanding that adversity makes one stronger, and being able to keep one’s composure in the face of emotional let downs. The […]

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Understanding Why Self-Efficacy is Critical for Raising Resilient Children

Self-efficacy is defined by Emotional Intelligence author Daniel Goleman as “the belief that one has mastery over the events of one’s life and can meet challenges as they come up.” To raise a child with high self-efficacy, you much continuously take them through the process of overcoming new challenges. With each new challenge a child […]

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Can a Child Really Just Be Plain Lazy?

It’ so easy to label a child who procrastinates or lacks effort as lazy. However, is calling a child like this lazy taking the easy way out? In my opinion, yes! Labeling a child as lazy is just as lazy as being lazy. In effect, laziness is nothing more than a symptom for a larger […]

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