Finally: a practical guide to helping children build and nurture their own resilience using everyday occurrences–without the need for expensive tests, complex worksheets, or professional sessions!
Children are typically more resilient than we realize.
They have in them the potential for strength and tenacity that has yet to be worn down by the real world.
Unfortunately, without the proper tools and guidance, they are unable to cultivate that potential. If left to “figure things out” by themselves, very rarely will children be able to turn that untapped tenacity into the drive they need to get back up every time they’re knocked down.
This is where you come in.
As a parent, it’s your job to lay the foundations for your children. Youre supposed to be their first teacher, their first role model, and their first line of defense. In times of uncertainty and extreme stress, they need to be able to look to you and know you’re going to make things right.
And you will!
However, as their parents, it is also your job to set them up for success. It is your job to teach them how to be independent, self-reliant, and self-sufficient. This means teaching them to stop looking at you and to start looking at others… including themselves.
They need to know how to navigate the world around them with and without you in the picture. This requires many, many skills–and resilience is key among them.
This book explores the meaning and importance of childhood resilience. It aims to equip you with the tools you need to then equip your child with the tenacity and determination they need for success.
Aside from practical strategies you can implement to teach your child resilience, you will also discover:
- The crucial role parents play as a source of stability and the foundation of the child’s support system
- The 3 Skills your child needs to help them build resilience
- The benefits of cultivating resilience at an early age
- What is a Growth Mindset–and how it helps your child be more resilient
- The need for positive, supportive relationships in a child’s life
- What ACEs are–and the social, emotional, and cognitive effects they can have on your child
- How to teach your kids to learn from failure rather than fearing it
- How children with special needs can build resilience
- How to help children find that balance between self-reliance and knowing when to ask for help
- The surprising benefits of technology and social media in cultivating resilience
- The importance of helping kids find their identity and purpose–no matter how “young” you think they are!
- The dangers of cyberbullying–and how resilience plays a protective role
- The positive relationship between resilience and self-care and how to cultivate both
… and much, much more.
It can be difficult – heartbreaking, even – to take a step back and allow your child to get hurt. Unfortunately, that’s the real world, and you risk doing more harm than good if you try to protect them forever.
Teaching them resilience doesn’t mean teaching them how to strive for perfection and fight battles alone. It means teaching them how to find their own strength, how to recover from failures, and when to ask for help. It means giving them all the resources they need to be successful and happy–with and without you present.
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