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As parents and caregivers, it is our instinct to protect our children from harm. When they are very small, we teach them what not to touch, we scoop them up before they fall, we hold their hands when they balance on high walls. The instinct to keep our children from feeling hurt never leaves us, so when they are older and come to us with emotional turmoil, it is only natural that our initial urge is to make the bad thing go away. But what if this ref lex is doing more harm than good when it comes to teaching our young people how be become more resilient?

REACTING HAS BECOME OUR DEFAULT—WE POUNCE, panic, and amplify distress rather than pause and regulate. A teenager posts a selfie and spirals when it doesn’t get enough likes; a parent reads a critical