Raising Emotionally Resilient Kids
This guide will show you how to teach your child empathy and self-compassion in order to raise a resilient person.
Hi Neomom,
Raising emotionally resilient kids is a lifetime commitment. But it’s not just parents who should help their children develop these skills—as adults, we all have the power to influence how children around us feel about themselves and the world. This guide will show you how to teach your child empathy and self-compassion in order to raise a resilient person.
Teach Empathy
Empathy is a key skill for building relationships and serving others. It’s also important for social skills, mental health, leadership and creativity.
Empathy means putting oneself in another's shoes and feeling what others feel. If you don’t have empathy, you won't be able to understand how they feel or why they act in certain ways. You might think someone is rude because they didn't respond when you called them on their cell phone during dinner at a restaurant or after being told off by their boss. You may even get angry with your child if he doesn't stop trying so hard after getting rejected from the soccer team because of his poor performance level.
Encourage Your Child to Seek Support
It's important that you help your child seek support from peers and adults. Your child may be able to do this in many different ways:
Ask them what they need. This can be done by using open-ended questions like "What do you want?" or "Is there anything I can do for you?"
Ask what they're feeling instead of telling them emotions are bad or wrong. For example, if your child is sad, ask him or her if he or she would rather be happy instead; then suggest some activities that might make him/her feel better (e.g., going on a treasure hunt).
Help Your Child Cope with Disappointment
Your child is likely going to feel disappointed at some point. And it's not just about the big disappointments—like when you miss a plane or get stuck at home because of bad weather. It could be something small like losing your favorite toy, or something more serious like losing a friend or relative.
It's important that you help them cope with these disappointments so they can move on with their lives and enjoy the blessings they have in their life.
Be patient with your child and give them time to process their feelings before jumping in with advice or solutions (this helps prevent burnout).
Don't punish your child for being unable to cope by saying things like “You should have known better” or “This is all your fault!” Instead try asking questions like “What happened? How did we get here? What do we need from each other right now?” These will help them think critically about what has happened so far and find solutions together as a family unit instead of blaming one person alone.
It is important to teach your children the skills they will need to be emotionally stable as they grow up.
Emotional resilience is a skill that you can teach your kids. It's important for them to learn because it will help them be successful in life, and it will also keep them from getting into trouble with the law later on.Emotional resilience is not just about being able to deal with negative emotions; it's also about being able to handle positive ones as well. Your child should learn how to accept praise, feel good about themselves when they succeed at something difficult, and enjoy having fun without getting too stressed out about it!
Conclusion
In this section, we explored ways to teach your child the skills they will need to be emotionally resilient as they grow up. We covered how to help them cope with disappointment and how children can learn empathy through play. We also discussed the importance of having a supportive environment where kids can seek support from others if they are facing challenges or feel overwhelmed by emotions like anger or fear. The most important thing is that you do whatever it takes to create an environment where your child feels safe enough to express their feelings without fear of judgment