One of the lessons parents strive to teach their kids is resilience. Those who are resilient are able to bounce back after failure, according to Psychology Today.
In nature, resilience can be seen in daffodils, one of spring's earliest blooming flowers.
As noted in the Farmer's Almanac, daffodil bulbs are planted in the fall and come up in the spring.
Daffodils grow with sturdy stems which allow them to bend with the weight of winter snow, but spring back after the snow melts.
Parents can help their kids to be resilient by modeling the traits and coping skills kids need to learn. Kids learn more from example than from words.
Psychologists say that some factors help people to be resilient. One of the characteristics that leads to resiliency is having a positive attitude.
Parents can model a positive attitude whenever things don't turn out as planned. Instead of complaining about what went wrong, talk about how the outcome will help you learn and grow.
Another factor that helps build resilience is optimism. Instead of looking at the glass as half empty, teach optimism by making lemonade.
Being able to regulate your emotions is also a factor in resiliency. If your moods swing from great to not so great, work on letting go of the little things that annoy you.
Those who are resilient have the ability to learn from their failures instead of defining themselves as failures.
This may be one of the hardest things to learn as parents. Instead of being down on yourself for the things you've done wrong, learn and move forward.
They say that there are no mistakes in life, only lessons. You will repeat each lesson until you learn what it had to teach you.
By modeling the traits of resilience, you can teach your children to be more resilient, like the daffodils in early spring.
Whether in the cold days of winter or the sunny days of spring, resilience will help your kids make their way through life.
