Part two of two Mental health issues are on the rise in our society, among everyone, including tweens and teens. I recently attended an event for parents looking for solutions to these issues that featured Dr. Dan Peters, Ph.D., who is a psychologist, author, co-founder and Executive Director of the Summit Center in Walnut Creek, California. He focused on the need to raise resilient kids. Please click here to read Part One of this article. Resilient kids are successful kids! Facing adversity leads to resilience As I said in part one, kids need adversity. In other words, they need problems. This may sound crazy, but hear me out. Many parents are tempted to save their kids from every tricky situation. We see parents problem-solving for their children on the playground, calling teachers or coaches to fix issues without the child's input. Clearly, we have to help them when they are little, but as they get older, we need to help them gain independence and learn to … [Read more...]