Resilience is key

You’ve encountered endless obstacles in your life. There have been parenting obstacles, career obstacles and obstacles in your personal life. But, you’ve climbed over every one of them – and in the process even cracked a few glass ceilings. Resilience is vital in today's world, so I applaud you.

It is necessary to be flexible and open to change, especially during these economic times. Strength and flexibility are key to success.
I truly believe resilience is one of the keys to a happy life.

Changing environments, like the one we’re living in today, can be a great challenge, but if you’re resilient, you’ll find the opportunities in it.

This is the lesson I hope to teach my children. I have one child who easily accepts change and can adapt effortlessly to different situations. However,I have another one who fights it tooth and nail.

A change in schedule, dinner menu, or even the location of a play date can send her into a tizzy for hours.
I've learned over time, that preparing her for the changes in advance, greatly helps her cope with the acceptance of these changes. I try not to spring changes on her. It's a lot more work but well worth it in the end and hopefully, as she matures, she will learn to create these systems internally making her more resilient as an adult.

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Helping Prepare Your Kids for A Move

Moving is one of life't many changes, and especially if it's accompanied by other changes such as divorce, can be difficult for kids. To help kids deal with the transition, keep them informed at each stage and try to involve them as much as is feasible.


1.As soon as you think you might be moving, start floating the idea to your kids. If you see a nice house or apartment, ask "would you like to live somewhere like this someday?" The more time you give them to get used to the idea, the better.

2.If possible, involve them in the process of looking for a new place to live.. This will make the whole process of a move exciting for them and may make them feel more involved in a decision that's beyond their control.

3. When you have definate plans for a move, let them know. Mark it on a calendar. Count the days with the kids and be enthusiastic and excited.

4. Take each child, if you are able, to get some new things for their room. This could be as simple as an arts and crafts project to make something for the new place. A foam sign with their name for their door, or a picture of their favorite character to hang on the wall. COnsider letting them pick a wall color for their new room.

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