Quick tips on how to build your child’s resilience
- Spend one-to-one time with them.
- Resist the urge to fix their problems. Help and support them to find their own solutions.
- Encourage and support them to try new things outside their comfort zone.
- Acknowledge their emotions and reassure them that it’s okay to feel that way.
- Remind them their feelings are temporary and will soon pass.
- Let them know everyone makes mistakes and that is fine.
- Help them see the bright side of situations.
- Support them to make and maintain friendships.
- Encourage them to help others.
- Maintain a daily routine but factor in time for unorganised fun and relaxation.
- Have a healthy lifestyle.
- Keep your expectations reasonable (theirs and yours).
- Nurture a positive self-image.
- Teach them that change can be positive.
- Set an example. Show them that you can be resilient.
