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If you’ve ever found yourself rationally explaining consequences to a sobbing child, you know the profound frustration of feeling like you’re speaking a foreign language. The words seem to bounce right off them. It’s not that your child is being defiant or isn’t listening. Their brain, quite literally, cannot hear you.

Resilience isn’t a trait some children are born with and others lack. It’s a set of skills, a kind of emotional muscle that grows through practice. As a child and adolescent psychologist, I often tell parents that your goal isn’t to pave a smooth, obstacle-free path for your children. It’s to equip them with the tools to navigate the bumps, detours, setbacks, and occasional potholes they will inevitably face. Think of resilience as the ability to bend without breaking, to fe