Families, communities, and nations are stronger when individual family members have enough resilience to deal with the problems that life throws at them. The goal is to have more protective factors in one’s life than risk factors, and individuals will lots of protective factors become resilient. A resilient person is one who is able to withstand or recover quickly from negative conditions.
A
risk factor is a condition, circumstance, experience, or characteristic that
increases the probability that a person will experience maladjustment. Risk
factors for children include parental divorce, substance abuse, parental mental
health problems, or chronic illness.
On
the other hand, a protective factor is anything that decreases the likelihood
that a person will have problems and increases the probability that a person
will have positive experiences. Protective factors for children include high
intelligence, positive parenting practices, and anything that reduces the
effects of a risk factor.
Infant secure attachment is the foundation for building resilience in children, and authoritative parenting practices build on that foundation. Parents who love and care for their children with kindness are more likely to have resilient children. Families with resilient children will strengthen their communities and nations.
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