School leaders are finding kids are struggling to handle adversity that comes their way.

That's according to Superintendent of Warrensburg-Latham Schools, Dr. Kristen Kendrick-Weikle who indicates students are becoming almost dependent on constant positive feedback and she feels it is indicating the lack of resiliency and grit.

To raise awareness around the issue, Dr. Kendrick-Weikle is offering a book study for district parents. She indicates it takes parents through the K-12 years and even college and into their professional careers.

Dr. Kendrick-Weikle doesn't believe parents are setting out to create kids who have never faced adversity, but almost every parent can be guilty of doing that in one way or another. She feels it is perfectly fine for a child to have small failures they need to work through.

Dr. Kendrick-Weikle says parents eliminating any obstacles in front of their kids creates a child who doesn't know how to react to these small challenges. She points out this is not a problem exclusive to Warrensburg-Latham students, but students across the area and the country.