Resilience, cont.

In the seminar on building resilience in children, the lecturer said that girls typically need good friendships to help them weather ups and downs in life.

And here's a big reason for Lucinda's consistent happiness with school: her friend Claire. They tell stories together, throw and bounce a ball together at recess, and take turns in their games, which is very important to Lucinda.



They are holding paddles to play a Japanese badminton-like game at Nishimachi.