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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsmith123]It all comes down to resilience.  How do you trust yourself unless you've faced adversity and come out the other side?

[b]I don't know how to instill that into kids though.  I'm sure there's a parenting book on how to do it :)[/b][/quote]

Don't rescue your kids from hardships.  Make them work for what they want (vs. what they need).  Sympathize and help them think about problem-solving (don't solve their problems for them).

Book suggestions:

How to Raise an Adult:

https://www.amazon.com/How-Raise-Adult-Overparenting-Prepare/dp/1250093635

The Blessing of a Skinned Knee:

https://www.amazon.com/Blessing-Skinned-Knee-Teachings-Self-Reliant/dp/1416593063/

I have a friend in her 50s who is not prepared for life.  She was very spoiled as a child and was her mother's entire world.  Her parents shielded her from hardship and didn't make her work for anything.  She lived at home into adulthood, and when they passed away, she inherited their house as well as a family friend's house - she has never had to pay a mortgage, or sock away money for anything.

She is afraid of everything:  Contractors, purchasing things on the Internet, dogs, strangers, technology.  The list goes on.

When I speak with her, I am astonished at how helpless and childlike she is.  It is not a good thing.

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