Contributed by Michael Ungar

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A parent wrapping their child in bubble wrap and helmet

Bubble-Wrapping Our Children

The Perils of Overprotective Parenting
Michael Ungar

We've become so focused on keeping children safe that we exaggerate the dangers they face despite the fact that they’ve never been safer. Still, no amount of... Read more

Beyond Clinical Correctness
Case Study January 1, 2012

Beyond Clinical Correctness

Unearthing the logic of the client’s solution
Michael Ungar&Janet Sasson Edgette

An understanding of the unconventional ways people demonstrate resilience is important in helping us avoid pathologizing clients and stop believing there’s... Read more

Too Much of a Good Thing?

Too Much of a Good Thing?

Risk-Averse Parents Do Their Children No Favors
Michael Ungar

This article first appeared in the September/October 2008 issue. Q: I’m seeing more parents who live in safe, middle-class communities and protect their... Read more

Michael Ungar

Michael Ungar, PhD, is principal investigator of the Resilience Research Centre and Killam Professor of Social Work at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada. His books include Researching Resilience, edited with Linda Liebenberg, and Nurturing Hidden Resilience in Troubled Youth.