Surprisingly childhood adversity is a quality of future success in kids! Or maybe it isn't so surprising because it can have the potential to produce the grit necessary to overcome obstacles.

However, we don't need to give children a bad childhood to keep it filled with enough adversity to develop grit.

Watch this video for the one key characteristic for developing that grit in kids.

For more videos on the 8 traits of future success

or to further assist you in your sphere of influence,

visit the Up, Not Out Education site (for education setting)

or the For Children site (for home setting).