Although "resilience" might seem like one of those buzzwords you see on free pamphlets at your kid's pediatrician's office or on book covers in the self-help section, it's critical to teach your kid what the term means as soon as they hit grade school.
"Resilience is the ability to experience failure, pain, and loss, and then using recovery skills to 'get back in the game,'" Bradley told POPSUGAR. "It's not the ability to never feel negative things but rather is a set of skills to use to rebound from the hits that life presents."
Unfortunately, teaching your mini me to be resilient is no easy feat. In order for the concept to really sink in, you need to stop fixing each and every problem for your child.
"There's no easy way to acquire resilience. Parents must be willing to let their kids suffer negative things in the proper dose to build it up," Bradley said. "Bubble-wrapping kids kills their resilience."
