Building Resilience
While restrictions are beginning to lift, much of our current quarantined lifestyles are suggested to stay the same. How do we help our families finish the fight well? Instead of viewing this as a crisis from which we’re inches from escaping, view it as an opportunity to teach resilience. It has been stated that raising resilient children is one of the greatest tools for success you can give. Resiliency is defined as the ability to withstand and recover quickly from difficult conditions. No matter the impact COVID-19 has had on your family’s life, you have an opportunity to pass along the lifetime gift of resiliency. Use 5 steps in the attached PDF to show you how.
How to Help Your Kids Build Resilience (pdf)
Chart of Emotions
Articulating how we’re feeling is difficult enough for anyone. Kids can have a hard time identifying and explaining what emotions they may be feeling. Use this chart of emotions to help your kids identify emotions they may be experiencing.