One Problem - Declining Student Resilience

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Here's a scary story for your lunch break. If you're a parent, there's a blunt and eye-opening article I read last night that you might want to check out. Here's a quote from it:

“Students are increasingly seeking help for, and apparently having emotional crises over, problems of everyday life. Recent examples mentioned included a student who felt traumatized because her roommate had called her a 'bitch' and two students who had sought counseling because they had seen a mouse in their off-campus apartment. The latter two also called the police, who kindly arrived and set a mousetrap for them." ~ Peter Gray, Psychology Today blogger

There seems to be a dangerous lack of resilience in many students, but it can be turned around.

Declining Student Resilience: A Serious Problem for Colleges - Psychology Today

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A former Stanford dean is chiming in on the prevalence of college students lacking the resilience and skills to handle life's stresses. She offers three tips.


Former Stanford Dean Explains Why Helicopter Parenting is Ruining a Generation of Children - Washington Post - October 16, 2015

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Here's a good question and article made by a blog contributor to The Huffington Post: Is Making Our Children Happy Really Hurting Them?

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Inc. has an interesting article today with tips from a former Navy SEAL on raising resilient kids. I was surprised by the tips offered in this article. Good stuff.

"Want to Raise Resilient Kids? A Navy SEAL Says Always Do This" - Bill Murphy Jr. - 10/26/2015