We all want to protect our kids. From the moment they’re born, we want to keep them safe and ensure that nothing will harm them. But, as my friend Dr. Tim Elmore says, we need to focus on preparing our kids, not protecting them.

Parents, we will not always be physically present with our children. One day you will have to let them go, and the hope is that when you do, you will have sufficiently prepared them for whatever they will face. Your goal should be to raise resilient kids, not reliant ones.

Parents, we will not always be physically present with our children. Your goal should be to raise resilient kids, not reliant ones.

For the last 18 days, Americans have been glued to their phones and TVs watching as Thai Navy SEALs and rescue teams worked around the clock to free a young soccer team and their coach who were stranded in a cave in Chiang Rai, Thailand. As of this week, all 13 made it out safe and are now recovering in the hospital.

One of the most touching stories that have come out of this rescue mission are the letters the young players wrote to their…