Resilience is the new buzzword among parents. Parents are constantly being told to do their best to raise children who have grit, the ability to cope with setbacks and a positive “I-can-do-it” attitude. The question is, how? Parenting experts, including Dr. David Pelcovitz, the well-known psychologist and author of Balanced Parenting, and Rabbi Leib Kelemen, a prominent lecturer, teacher and author of the parenting guide To Kindle a Soul, weigh in on this important topic.
In This Section:
What You Can Do To Raise Resilient Children
Resilience by Rabbi Shaul Rosenblatt
Empowering Parents by Leah R. Lightman
Rabbi Leib Kelemen on Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe: Advice from a Master Educator
Q&A with Dr. David Pelcovitz by Binyamin Ehrenkranz
This article was featured in the Spring 2022 issue of Jewish Action.
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