Archive for January, 2015

Resilient Kids

Monday, January 26th, 2015

Resilience in short, is that emotional strength we display when we encounter challenges and less than-ideal situations.

The Qualities of Resilient kids : Research from various fields shows that most people including children and young adults can bounce back from crises and trauma and move on to success. But those who did so had some of these in common.

Has a Role Model or Mentor – with a presence of a supportive person eg parents or Inspired tutors etc

Thinks of Others – considerate children who helped others managed to deal with stress better.

Independent- kids who are independent and accepted responsibility for things that went wrong.

Self-Belief- those who believed that one has influence over their life did better.