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The upside of adversity: Children learn resilience from coping with difficulties

By Julia Yates, PhD Candidate in Health Promotion, Western University
Katie J. Shillington, Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, Wilfrid Laurier University

Treating all adversity as inherently negative does a disservice to children and their ability to develop adaptive coping mechanisms that can protect them in future cases of adversity.

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