Building resilience in children

Learn what resilience is, how stress affects the brain, and how resilience develops. Grab 12 tips from a psychologist to build resilience in your child.

Discover the 7Cs of resilience and learn how to help your child bounce back from challenges and thrive in life, even in the midst of adversity.

Decades of research into resilience science has uncovered 12 promotive and protective influences of resilience in children. These are: having a caring family; having close relationships and feeling a sense of belonging; effective and skillful parenting; motivation to adapt; problem solving skills; self regulation and emotion regulation; self efficacy and positive view of the self or identity; having hope, faith and optimism; belief that life has meaning; having routines and rituals…

Are you teaching resilience to kids? Resilient kids see life as challenging and everchanging and uses these to become stronger! You can teach by...

Top tips for parents on building resilience in children. Resilience is being able to ‘bounce back’ from difficult times, setbacks and challenges.

Lisa Parkes recommends 10 creative activities that build emotional and social resilience in children age 8-11 years old. Resources for teachers, parents and school counselors.

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Teaching resilience to kids is important as this quality will help them bounce back from hardships sooner and stronger. Here are 7 tips on how to help kids become resilient.

These simple games help with building resilience in children in a way they can understand and that they will enjoy doing.