I used to think my job was to help kids feel better as quickly as possible. Remove the stressor, solve the problem, ease the anxiety. Turns out, I was accidentally teaching kids they couldn't handle difficult emotions on their own. Building long-term resilience isn't about eliminating stress from children's lives - it's about helping them develop confidence in their ability to navigate whatever comes their way. What Long-Term Resilience Actually Looks Like Resilient kids don'