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sturdy and robust bandwidth for tolerating challenges

English translation: strength and flexibility to cope with challenges

18:10 May 21, 2018
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Social Sciences - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: sturdy and robust bandwidth for tolerating challenges
Hi,
I’m not sure I’ve understood the relation between “bandwidth” and the adjectives “sturdy and robust” in the passage below. I’ve seen that “bandwidth” can also have a figurative meaning: the emotional or mental capacity necessary to do or consider something. So, maybe, it means “a strong and lasting capacity to cope with challenges”?
Thank you very much for your help!


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Want your children to believe that you believe in them? Want them to be resourceful and resilient and emotionally balanced? Want them to be able to develop grit and *** a sturdy, robust bandwidth for tolerating challenges ***, which they can then rise to meet? Want them to know that they are not victims to their emotions and their circumstances? Then let them feel. Let them wrestle with indecision, discomfort, discouragement, and disappointment.
haribert
Local time: 23:19
Selected answer:strength and flexibility to cope with challenges
Explanation:
This is poor writing - you don't normally describe children as having bandwidth - but this is what it means.
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philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
Thank you so much,Phil, for your help Many thanks Aldo to Allegro Tina andò Yvonne
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4 +3strength and flexibility to cope with challenges
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strength and flexibility to cope with challenges


Explanation:
This is poor writing - you don't normally describe children as having bandwidth - but this is what it means.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 119
Grading comment
Thank you so much,Phil, for your help Many thanks Aldo to Allegro Tina andò Yvonne
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Phil, for your precious help!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AllegroTrans: yes, "bandwidth" is appalling misuse of English in this context - probably someone who thinks he is clever
1 hr
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
7 hrs
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: Yes. though bandwidth does have that meaning also but not the best choice here. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bandwidth
1 day 15 hrs
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