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Nancy Thorup

Building Strength Through Challenges: Four Key Skills

Children who learn and think differently can face significant challenges and obstacles in school and their social lives. Even though these challenges can be difficult to overcome, they can also help children build emotional strength. These newfound strengths and skills can provide kids with the coping skills they need to navigate tough situations later in life. If you have a child who learns differently, you can help him or her build self-esteem and self-confidence by pointing out these strengths & skills when you see them. They include:

  1. Challenges can help your child build perseverance and determination skills, teaching them to never give up.

  2. Because children who learn differently often spot differences in other children as well, this can be a form of empathy.

  3. Children have to leave their comfort zone to face these challenges and this courage is going to serve them well later in life.

  4. Ultimately, when children understand their weak spots, they gain an increased sense of power and control, providing them with self-confidence.

When you spot these skills in your children, be sure to point them out! Learn more about how facing challenges can build strength in your children with this helpful article from Understood.org! That way, you can help your child get the most out of the challenges that he or she faces in his or her life.

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