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This is a great article!  I hope I did a lot of these things while raising my children.  I really can't remember!  I hope it will help a lot of you still raising your precious posterity! Building Resilience in Children – 20 Practical, Powerful Strategies (Backed by Science) Posted by  Hey Sigmund All children are capable of extraordinary things. There is no happiness gene, no success gene, and no ‘doer of extraordinary things’ gene. The potential for happiness and greatness lies in all of them, and will mean different things to different kids. We can’t change that they will face challenges along the way. What we can do is give them the skills so these challenges are never able to break them. We can build their resilience.  Resilience is being able to bounce back from stress, challenge, tragedy, trauma or adversity. When children are resilient, they are braver, more curious, more adaptable, and more able to extend their reach into the world.  The great