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RAISING THE COAST // Melissa Nelson de Valcourt
Raising Resilient Kids
Why Every Problem Doesn’t Need a Parent to Solve It
ADOBE STOCK
Every parent wants
to make life a little
easier for their child.
It’s instinct. We want to protect
them from disappointment,
smooth over uncomfortable situations and 昀椀x problems before they
become bigger ones.
But what if some of life’s greatest lessons happen when we step
back instead of stepping in? Resilience isn’t something children are
born with. It’s built one challenge
at a time.
Alyssa Locklin, Registered Mental Health Counseling Intern with
Greenhouse Counseling Corpora-
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