Sandra Prince-Embury • Donald H. Saklofske
Editors

2014

What are the risk and protective forces that buffer each of us, pushing us along on a unique journey through childhood into our adult years? Why is it that some of us thrive, often in the face of adversity, while others are overwhelmed? In my work with Bob Brooks (Brooks & Goldstein, 2001, 2004, 2007; Goldstein & Brooks, 2005, 2007, 2012), we have written that “it would not be an oversimplification to conclude that realization of our parental goals requires that our children possess the inner strength to deal competently and successfully day after day with the challenges and demands they encounter.