Emotionally resilient kids are also more likely to take healthy risks and solve problems independently, adds Dr. Monika Roots, a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Madison. Usef ...

Treating all adversity as inherently negative does a disservice to children and their ability to develop adaptive coping ...

The critical/harsh parent position, identified by the parent’s rigid and rule-bound discipline along with a critical view of ...

In fact, certain adaptive skills and self-regulation abilities ... caregivers were better equipped to support their children in developing positive coping mechanisms in the face of the ongoing ...

Children often model their behavior based on the adults around them. Parents and teachers who demonstrate positive ways of coping with stress set a powerful example. When adults handle stressful ...

CS, coping strategy; CER, cognitive emotion regulation. Among the three coping strategies, children in our sample used active coping strategies (including problem-focused coping and positive cognitive ...