Mind kind: Supporting your child during difficult times

Helping your child to deal with adversity is key when it comes to developing life skills and happiness. Áilín Quinlan looks at tools parents can use to guide their children through tough problems.

NOBODY makes it through life without experiencing adversity in some form. And although we yearn to protect our children from adversity, says child psychologist Dr Joanna North, swaddling them in cotton wool isn’t the answer.