Contributed by Michael Ungar
Bubble-Wrapping Our Children
The Perils of Overprotective ParentingWe'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
Unearthing the logic of the client’s solutionAn 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?
Risk-Averse Parents Do Their Children No FavorsThis 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.