Frustration

I read an article about helping our kids grow their frustration tolerance and thought it tied in well to my previous post about resiliency.  Helping to teach our children resiliency is also about teaching them to build up their tolerance to frustration.  As with many life lessons for our kids, the first examples begin at home, with us, and how we handle our own life situations.  I have to admit that I've been running on empty for a long time, which is the number one killer for frustration tolerance.  However taking steps to get healthy and fill my own "bucket" on a daily basis (being thankful, taking care of myself, getting enough sleep, having enough fun etc.) helps me deal with life's little setbacks calmly and rationally.  Not everything has equal importance.  Not everything is an emergency.  Realizing this also helps to save my energy for the big battles that life tends to throw our way once in a while.  Here are some great tips on increasing our kids frustration tolerance.  What are some ways that you handle things when they go upside down (and often sideways?)?  I'd love to hear!