Full Description
When children and young people are resilient, they become more confident, curious, and adaptable to the world around them. This book provides easy-to-understand, evidence-based strategies to develop children and young people's resilience so they can thrive.
The practical activities and strategies are divided into sections focusing on different aspects of resilience, including emotional awareness, coping with stress, goal setting and problem solving. All activities contain discussion prompts and options for extension and adaption, and can be used in individual, group, and whole-class work. These powerful, cost-effective resources provide an excellent means of developing a structured, whole-setting approach to help children and young people develop the inner toolkit they need to navigate change, manage pressure and recover when things go wrong.
Drawing on research, practice and lived experience, this book is a key resource for teaching staff and educational professionals working with and supporting children and young people.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Introduction
Unit 1: Understanding Resilience
Unit 2: The Role of Resilience in Education
Unit 3: Building a Whole-Setting Approach to Resilience
Unit 4: Developing Self-Awareness
Unit 5: Emotional Regulation and Managing Stress
Unit 6: Self-Care as a Protective Factor
Unit 7: Developing a Positive and Realistic Mindset
Unit 8: Teaching Effective Coping Strategies
Unit 9: Developing Communication Skills
Unit 10: Building Supportive Relationships
Unit 11: Teaching Problem Solving Skills
Unit 12: Teaching Goal Setting for Motivation and Persistence
Unit 13: Developing Meaning, Purpose and Belonging
Resources
References
Index
