Only 1 in 7 married parents meet the criteria for resilience.
When an email about a 2024 study conducted by Barna[i] landed in my inbox a few weeks ago, I was intrigued. And encouraged. Resilience can be measured. It can also be learned. Good news for parents, especially those of us dealing with a child’s unhealthy behavior.
What is resilience? “The process and outcome of successfully adapting to difficult or challenging life experiences, especially through mental, emotional, and behavioral flexibility and adjustment to external and internal demands.”[ii]
Flexibility. Adjustment. Adapting. Bouncebackability. All qualities of resiliency.
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