Why Are Some Kids Amazingly Resilient?
Photo credit: Myles Tan/Unsplash.com (The article below is an excerpt from my book, Crazy Was All I Ever Knew: The Impact of Maternal Mental Illness on Kid s. I have used a pseudonym to protect the privacy of family members.) Research shows that many children who experience adversity are amazingly resilient. Why do some children who experience trauma adapt and overcome, while others suffer long-term consequences that hold them back in life? Researchers from the Center on the Developing Child...