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Today, I wanted to explore some ideas that we've been kicking around over at Daily Dad

about how do you raise a resilient child.

They've talked a lot about how the millennials are sort of the snowflake generation.

I don't think that's totally true.

But I do think you are seeing the downsides of what happens

when kids aren't raised to be resilient, independent, to figure things out, to embrace the challenges

of life, to expect everything to be spoon fed to them. That makes you fragile. That makes you

soft. That makes you vulnerable. What are some strategies for raising a resilient child? Let's kick through

those together. And I think we've got some good stuff in here for you. Look, it's getting darker earlier.

You've got end of the year numbers to hit.

You're stressed out.

Your kids, your kids have been in school for a couple of months.

They've been sick all the time.

Maybe you're overwhelmed.

I certainly feel that. I think we all feel that. And these are things that we can talk to a therapist about. These are things that we can get help with. So we're not so overwhelmed by them. If you're thinking of starting therapy, give better help a try. It's entirely online and designed to be convenient, flexible, and suited to your schedule. You just fill out a

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Every parent wants a resilient child.

Nobody feels good sending a fragile or vulnerable kid in the world.

We know that resilience isn't just a tool to weather the inescapable hardships in life,

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