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Developing resilience

Exploring Resilience (under 12’s) Developing resilience

Bounce back

Watch this video on YouTube: Bounce Back (The Resilience Song).

What keeps us fit and well?

We can do a lot of things to keep our bodies fit and working properly. These can help you to feel more brave and resilient.

  • Exercise.
  • Eat healthily.
  • Getting plenty of sleep.

Being brave or resilient is when you are able to do something, even when you don’t feel like you can.

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I can’t do it

I can’t do it yet

I’m too worried to join in

I’m really worried but I’m going to join in anyway

I feel too sad to play

I’m sad but I’m going to try to play with my friends

Video

Watch this video on YouTube all about resilience with Dennis and Minnie from the Beano.

Read and think about the questions below:

  1. Can you think of a time when you have been brave or resilient?
  2. Can you think of someone you know who is brave or resilient?

More ideas about developing resilience

Things don’t always go the way we want. Sometimes things will not go our way, but we will be okay.

No one is perfect. We all make mistakes and we can learn from them.

We all have our strengths and are better at somethings than others.

Most disappointments are temporary and will become less important to us with time.

Most problems only affect a small part of our lives. We still have other skills, other friends and other things to look forward to.

In or out of my control?

It can be helpful to think about the things we can change and the things we cannot change.

Think of a rock

As you think about a rock, answer the following questions:

  1. Can you squeeze the rock?
  2. Can you bend the rock?
  3. Are you able to change the rock at all?

Think of play dough

When we think about things changing and feel worried or stressed, we can stop and think about the rock and the play dough.

Can you think of what things are like the rock and cannot be changed?

Now have a think about what things are like the play dough and can be changed?

Rocks (What cannot be changed)

  • What other people do or say.
  • Going to school.
  • The News.
  • Having to do homework.
  • What you look like.

Play dough (What can be changed)

  • What I say and do.
  • How I treat others.
  • My attitude.
  • How well I do my school work.
  • What I watch on TV or the computer.
  • Taking part in physical activity.
  • Doing fun things.
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