High Resilience In Children

Resilience is defined as the ability to recover quickly from difficulties, a mental toughness, or the ability to "bounce back" after a difficult situation. Resilience in children is learned trait that needs to be fostered by a strong adult figure. It is a trait that has to be not only taught but practiced as well. Many factors can determine a child's ability to recover quickly from a traumatic or difficult situation including having a good intellectual functioning, high self-esteem, strong relationships with parent figures and other adults outside the home, as well as positive connections to organizations. Many time children with a high resiliency attend effective schools, have a strong sense of faith, and are appealing, easy-going, and display