Many problems would be avoided if we developed certain skills since childhood, one of them is undoubtedly resilience. Promoting resilience has been possible since childhood, and it doesn’t take many years for the little one to acquire this precious attitude.
Remember that resilience is the ability to keep human beings intact in the face of, overcoming, and strengthening adversity. Children’s problems are, of course, of a different dimension to adults, but that doesn’t mean resilience can’t be fostered.
- “Men are strengthened when they realize that the helping hand they need is at the end of their own arm.
- -Sidney J.
- Phillips-.
Here are a number of strategies to help you build resilience in kids. They are simple and even obvious attitudes, which, however, are often left behind. Don’t let that happen, a child will definitely thank you all your life for helping. you’ll be tougher.
To build resilience, you need to teach them how to make friends. Isolation is a factor that promotes insecurity and fear. An isolated child is a child to care for. Consider that not all children have a great capacity for social development, so it is good to help them in this task.
How do you teach them how to make new friends? Look, not having friends can be a very sensitive issue for a child, so it’s never a good idea to designate him as the culprit in this situation, if we do, he’s likely to adopt any of these attitudes: locking himself up to protect himself or making desperate and sometimes even dangerous attempts for someone to accept.
On the other hand, a child who has no friends is usually an insecure child, so adults need to strengthen that security by telling you what he does well in social contexts, we can also correct him, but always focusing on specific behaviors. and only in front of people the child trusts.
Solidarity and cooperation are fundamental to emotional development, if the child learns to help others, he will feel more useful and valuable and strengthen his capacity for empathy. This, in the future, will be one of the pillars of your psychological strength.
Think of the best way to help others is to set your own example. Help him first and then promote this attitude in the family. The game is also a good way to see for yourself the benefits of working as a team.
Establishing a routine is essential for children, especially children, this gives them a sense of safety and stability, reduces your fears and anxiety because you know what’s going to happen next, plus, the routine allows you to evaluate if you live?Or not.
Initially there must be times for bedtime and getting up, meal times should also be very well defined, so do school hours, homework and even rest, these times should only be changed if there are reasons for it. force majeure.
If we want to build resilience, the child must learn to be responsible with a motivation on the horizon: his own well-being. This doesn’t mean you have to take care of yourself, but that you need to think about your physique and emotional well-being when you’re alone and without the support of parents or adults in the family.
It’s important that when you give him food, you explain why it’s healthy for him and how important it is. It is also good to convey to you the importance of sport, laughter, hygiene and good personal presentation. He will learn personal care with practice.
Rest is as important as work. To perform the activities correctly it is good that the body is rested and the mind is clear, for example, there is no point in studying much if we do not let our own mind assimilate and process all the knowledge with which we work. .
As we said in the previous points, it is good that you set an example and also respect the rest time. On the other hand, resting does not necessarily mean doing nothing; we can often get their benefits by doing activities that don’t require a high level of care.
It’s a fantastic element. It’s good for the child to learn to set reasonable goals based on his or her skills and resources, learn to set goals that will require effort, but at the same time can achieve them, will be a big boost to his self-esteem. childhood or a lifetime.
On the other hand, more than achievement goals, the child needs achievement goals at this stage. This means that, for example, instead of asking you to achieve a certain degree in school, the goal should be to learn good study techniques and put them into practice every day Celebrate what has been done. Let them know that this in itself is a great achievement.
There are many small daily events that the child considers to be of great difficulty, remember that they are fragile and immature beings. For them, not being able to reach a pot in a closet can be a source of great frustration.
Is that where you have to go and turn this big problem?Something light that can be solved. Show with your attitude that anxiety is too strong. When you’re a little older, discuss with him, with animation, how the situation can be resolved.
If you apply this simple advice, it will help your child become more resilient, it is one of those gifts that, if given in childhood, avoids many problems at this stage and in future stages, promoting resilience is therefore one of the great challenges of creation.
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