COVID changed a lot about parenting, including how caregivers view the kind of risk-taking that helps build resilience in young children. Now that we are living in a different phase of the pandemic—one that's more focused on management instead of avoidance—it's an ideal time to revisit the topic of resilience: what it is, its many benefits, and how families can build it back into their routines.

Podcast resources:

• The Gift of Failure by Jessica Lahey
• Raising Kids by Sheri Glucoft Wong
• "The Conversation: The Purpose of School and Bringing Joy into the Classroom," featuring Denise Pope