HELP YOUR KIDS TAP INTO THEIR INNER STRENGTH
Many of us are lucky enough to be able to look back fondly on our childhoods and remember the easy joy and limitless potential that seemed to fill each day. However, even the happiest of childhoods don’t seamlessly transition straight into adulthood without a few bumps along the road. At some point, we’ve all faced adversity of some kind and our children will undoubtedly have challenges of their own to overcome. No matter how much we’d like to, we can’t solve all their problems for them, but we can help them tap into strengths they might not know they have and offer our support.
Brent Feinberg, best-selling children’s book author and integrative healer, provides advice to five parents whose children are struggling with hard situations that, if handled correctly, could help prepare them for future challenges.
Q: They purposely leave her out of activities and call her names. She’s a kind, sensitive girl and I’m not sure whether I should encourage her to stand
