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Building your child’s resilience

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.
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