Share Photo: (Photo : Sai De Silva / Unsplash) Whether parents intend to or not, children are able to sense when their parents are feeling low, tired, and about to give up. The opposite is true when children see their parents face adversity with resilience. However, resilient parenting is not doing everything to the point of overwhelm or exhaustion. Only a resilient parent knows how to break down problems into controllable elements and learn how to handle stress. Step 1: Compartmentalize Desmond Tutu once said that the only way to eat an elephant is by taking one bite at a time. The way man handles stress has yet to evolve from the survival response of the caveman days to modern living. We may see a problem as too big to handle, so we go into survival mode. But consider whether you are fighting against a real tiger or a paper tiger and learn that problems are resolvable and only short-lived, Greater Good reminded.