7 steps to raising resilient kids
Find out about our new Collection ‘How to raise resilient kids’ that teaches parents and carers how to promote resilience in their kids.
As much as we would love to shield our kids from the harder parts of life, sadly we can’t keep them from facing challenges, big and small.
What we can do, however, is teach our kids the skills of resilience.
Resilience is what helps us humans cope when times get tough.
Although the term ‘resilience’ is talked about a lot these days, it’s not always well understood. It doesn’t mean simply putting on a brave face or learning not to care about what happens to us.
It’s about being able to recognise that some things in life are hard. And it’s ok to have big feelings about that.
When we can accept our feelings and move through them in a healthy way, then we are beginning to build resilience.
There are lots of little habits that we can bring in every day to help pave the way. And a big bonus is that when we do this, we as grown-ups can become more resilient too!
Here are the 7 learnings from the ‘How to raise resilient kids’ Collection live now in the app!
Being resilient is something we learn and childhood is the best time to start.
We can help our kids develop the habit of responding from a calm place rather than a stressed one.
Resilience comes from accepting that sometimes life is hard, realising that it’s okay to have big emotions and knowing that we’ll get through it.
Spending quality time with our kids, talking about our feelings and naming them out loud helps with resilience.
Belly breathing and movement can both help us cope when we feel overwhelmed. This is part of resilience.
Encourage your kids to problem solve, accept their mistakes, and build their skills by trying new things. This helps to build resilience.
Help your kids to figure out what they enjoy, celebrate their wins and recognise that even when things are hard they can be learning, growing and moving forward. This builds a lifelong mindset for resilience.