One of the best things we can do for our kids is to help them build their own resilience so they can handle what life throws their way. Here you'll find others who are working to do just that.

Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant discuss how kids are often more resilient than we think. There are concrete things we can do to help them build that resilience, including making sure they know they aren’t facing adversity alone. They discuss the concept of mattering, which is knowing that others notice you, care about you, and rely on you.

Former Stanford dean Julie Lythcott-Haims encourages parents to stop defining their children's success via grades and test scores and instead focus on developing self-efficacy.

Good Grief's Joe Primo, a former hospice chaplain and an expert on how to help children grieve, explains why we should embrace the process of grieving—and how the experience can lead to a richer life.

Resilience expert Ann Masten shares the factors that prepare kids to be resilient when faced with adversity.

As the former dean of freshmen at Stanford University, Julie Lythcott-Haims knows how important qualities like tenacity and toughness are for young adults’ development. And as a parent, she knows how difficult it can be to instill those qualities in kids. The author of the New York Times best seller How to Raise an Adult, Lythcott-Haims believes raising resilient kids means allowing them to fall and pick themselves back up—and resisting the urge to fix their problems for them.

Advice for navigating the holidays when kids are coping with the absence of a loved one.

There’s something about the holiday season that brings out the spirit of generosity. In addition to making things a bit brighter for others—and helping us feel good in turn—this season of doing good gives us a way to teach children a lesson in caring for others.

Tips and resources on how to support kids during COVID-19

Understanding how you or your children might react can help you feel more prepared when the unthinkable happens.

Mass tragedies take an emotional toll even when we aren’t directly affected. Learn how to care for yourself and your family when the unthinkable happens.

For people who want children, Mother’s Day can be a sensitive time. If a friend shared their struggle with infertility or a miscarriage, show you’re thinking of them this Mother’s Day. These 6 tips can help when you support friends or loved ones who don’t have kids but want them. #OptionBThere

Read practical tips developed by pediatrician Kenneth Ginsburg to help you prepare your children to build resilience, overcome setbacks, and thrive.

For people who want children, Father’s Day can be a sensitive time. If a friend shared their struggle with infertility or a miscarriage, show you’re thinking of them this Father’s Day. These 6 tips can help when you support friends or loved ones who don’t have kids but want them. #OptionBThere

Developmental psychologist Carol Dweck explains how kids who embrace effort and difficulty learn to take on challenges. They use a growth mindset—the idea that we can grow our brain’s capacity to learn and to solve problems. Learn about this influential field of psychology, and the power of believing that you can improve.

Help kids find learning opportunities and make sense of separation and divorce with these videos, stories, activities, and more from Sesame Street.