Resilience

Part of growing up is learning how to navigate hard situations. It is important for young people to understand how to bounce back from difficulty. Sophia Auld, author of a christianparenting.org blog post entitled 13 Ways to Build Resilience in Your Children, defines resilience as “the ability to respond positively to adversity”. Her full article is linked below.

1. Understand the value of resilience
2. Build connections
3. Teach them how to make friends
4. Help others
5. Keep a routine
6. Encourage independence
7. Focus on managing emotions
8. Develop strategies for dealing with tough situations
9. Teach them self-care
10. Set realistic goals
11. Keep things in perspective
12. Create opportunities for personal challenge
13. Encourage a “can do” attitude