Socially Strong Kids

Brooks Gibbs explains how parents can raise socially strong children by coaching them through conflict instead of solving every problem for them. His three-step method asks: “What happened?” “How do you feel?”, and “Why do you think they did that?” Children can then respond appropriately, brushing off provocation, laughing at jokes, or apologizing when they have caused hurt. The goal is to build emotional resilience and teach children to follow the Golden Rule by treating even difficult people with friendliness.