Studies indicate that children learn resilience when they hear what their relatives before them have faced.

Sarah Williamson

Highly recommend this NY Times article, "The Stories That Bind Us" by Bruce Feller.  "...The Bottom line: If you want a happier family, create, refine and retell the story of your family's positive moments and your ability to bounce back from the difficult ones.  That act alone may increase the odds that your family will thrive for many generations to come."

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/17/fashion/the-family-stories-that-bind-us-this-life.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

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