"Ask Mount Sinai - Resilient Kids" - Pat King
Resiliency is the ability to bend but not break in the face of stress and adversity. It is one of the most important skills that children need to develop to overcome challenges and setbacks and move through the world with confidence and connection with others, said Jacob Ham, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry and director of the Center for Child Trauma and Resilience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. “Kids who are not taught to be resilient can still grow up to be quite successful, so long as things go their way. They will likely have a much narrower window of tolerance for stress and adversity. They may not take as many risks. However, adults are not destined to live lives of misery because of childhood trauma. I have seen adults of all ages make peace with their past, move from reliving to remembering, and learn to forgive, accept and love again.”
- Jacob Ham, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry, Director, Center for Child Trauma and Resilience, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai