UCLA Magazine Article: Coping Mechanism- Teach Self-Reflection

Teach Self-Reflections: “By setting an example, parents teach their kids to maintain perspective and solve problems. “It’s important for children not to just be on the go all the time, but to be able to step back, think about their experience, try to better understand it and talk about it,” Lester explains. “That reflective capacity—which can be enhanced through keeping a journal, making music or drawing a picture, as well as through mindful or other kinds of spiritual practices—can be incredibly helpful.””

Reference: Coping Mechanism by Dan Gordon, UCLA Magazine, January 2013.

Artwork: Taylor Gee, 2013