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Developing Resilience Through Mindful Parenting Saratoga Union School District Jill Kaminski MA, PPS Elementary School Counselor Bronwen Stern Intern 1

Agenda Part I: What is Resiliency? Defining and how to build it ● Part II: Mindfulness Techniques You’ve got this! Ideas to help your child bounce back ● Part III: Tips and Strategies to Improve Resiliency Every little bit counts ● 2

What words come to mind when you think of resiliency?

Resilience- What is it? ● The ability to bounce back after overcoming an intense, stressful or difficult situation. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” - Nelson Mandela

Science of Resilience

Stages of Resilience ● Childhood ○ Stick with it ● Adolescence ○ Recognize and identify ● Adults ○ Continuing to learn

Why Failure is Important ● Imperfection is a part of life ● Builds a skill set ● Personal, academic or social ● Gain independence

How to Help Your Child Build Techniques for Resilience Show empathy ● I can see how disappointed you are ○ Be a model ● How do you handle disappointment? ○ Teachable moment ● Create a plan ○

How to Help Your Child Build Techniques for Resilience ● Talk with your child ○ When______ happened, what did you say to yourself? Why do you think it happened? ● If your child is catastrophizing ○ Think of 3 possible outcomes (best, worst, most likely) ○ Create plans of action

Games & Activities That Promote Grit ● Conduct grit interviews “Hard Thing Rule” Game ● 1. Choose something hard to accomplish 2. Must finish what you start 3. Everyone must choose their own

Games & Activities That Promote Grit ● Grit Pie ○ Identify the problem “The Pie” ○ Slice the pie ○ Find more causes to the problem ● Learn about famous “gritty” individuals ○ Michael Jordan

Positive Impact of Family Time ● Household responsibilities ○ Doing chores together ● Have unstructured time ○ Child chooses how time will be spent ● Eating around the table ○ Communication is key ● Engage in read aloud

The Takeaway Resilience... ● Is a lifelong process ● Allows you to keep your balance ● It is in the person and the environment ● Family time plays a key role

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