Resilience

When we think of icy lands and playful creatures, penguins often top the list. Whether they’re sliding on their bellies across frozen surfaces in Antarctica or nesting along the rocky coasts of Africa’s southern tip, penguins are a testament to God’s creativity and design.

Your child does not make the team. The friendship falls apart. They give up the moment something gets hard. Here is what the research says about how resilience actually forms in children – and what parents do that builds it versus what accidentally undermines it.