Adversity Quote by Naomi Wolf

Whether the obstacles your child faces are physical, academic, or social, you want to do everything you can to help. But too often as…

— Cynthia Germanotta

It takes obstacles to learn, grow, be better.

— Orlando Bloom

Children are programmed to seek out risk and challenge, they need it to learn and grow and gain confidence.

— Michaela Strachan

I've always been interested, since graduate school, in why some children wilt and shrink back from challenges and give up in the face of…

— Carol S. Dweck

Obstacles are our friends: they teach us where we're stuck.

— Pema Chodron

Obstacles are only opportunities to succeed or fail; how we handle them determines what will happen.

— James Caan

With the right help, children have a good chance of overcoming their issues while they are still young and can have the bright future…

— Kate Middleton

We provide a secure, stable space for children to grow up in, so children will be able to take risks and have adventures and…

— Alison Gopnik

“Building resilience depends on the opportunities children have and the relationships they form with parents, caregivers, teachers, and friends. We can start by helping…

— Sheryl Sandberg

When we protect children from every possible source of danger, we also prevent them from having the kinds of experiences that develop their sense…

— Gever Tulley

The challenge as a parent is letting your kids fail in the right ways because that's where we do most of our learning.

— Rob Lowe

Kids need activities and role models to stay out of trouble.

— Ricardo Salinas Pliego