People with strong core values make the greatest contributions, have the best sense of self, form the most secure and healthy relationships, and build the strongest communities. They are also happiest and often feel gratified and successful in life. People with strong character strengths are more resilient because they have the ability to return to a set of core values during trying times. It's so important to teach our kids at a young age how to do the right thing, even when

Being young isn’t easy and is accompanied by a number of stressors and significant life stages. Learning to navigate through the difficulties and establish healthy coping mechanisms, is one of the most important skills to learn at a young age. What is positive coping? Positive coping strategies increase long-term resilience and wellbeing. In contrast, negative coping strategies usually only produce a helpful distraction in the short term. For example, using drugs and alcohol

All kids encounter stress of varying degrees as they grow up and as a parent, as much as we want to, we know we can’t protect them from everything in life. Kids get sick, move to new neighborhoods, encounter bullies, take tests, cope with grief, lose friends, deal with divorce; just to name a few. These obstacles might seem small in the eyes of an adult, but they feel large and all consuming to kids. Teaching your kids how to problem solve early on in life, enables them to le