product 4 - emotional health and resilience

Encourage them to learn problem-solving skills as that is key to building resilience. No matter what the situation or issue is, there is always a resolve for it. Whether they accomplish them or not, encourage them to plan goals and challenges, which help to boost their self-esteem and confidence and independence. Help them list all the things they are good at including being kind, helpful and loving and show them why these attributes are so essential in life. Give them space to spend quality time with their network of friends and loved ones. Help them build a positive relationship with themselves and others by letting them spend time doing the things they love. Encourage them to get to know who they are and what values they hold. Give them lots of positive encouragement and praise. Share your experiences with them so they can see you understand what they are going through. Encourage them to understand, express and manage their emotions. Children who learn to handle their emotions tend to have better physical and emotional health, do better at school and get on better with friends. Let them know it is ok for them to seek help and support too if they need this. Help them to strengthen and build positive relationships with their friends and other adults. This will help them to understand, think and communicate with others, as well as contribute to social and emotional development. Help them learn to be independent in their actions and thoughts. This will help to develop their confidence, self- efficacy and self-esteem. It will also boost motivation and help them to work through challenges. Family Lives is always here to support you through difficult times. For support call our confidential helpline on 0808 800 2222, email us at [email protected] or chat to us online. Help them build their confidence by taking on challenges and allow them to learn from it even if they do not manage to complete the challenges. www.familylives.org.uk Helpline 0808 800 2222 [email protected] © Family Lives 2021 Reg company number: 3817762 Reg charity number: 1077722 Reg’d in England and Wales. 15-17 The Broadway, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL9 5HZ

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Page 1: Product 4 - Emotional health and resilience

Encourage them to learnproblem-solving skills as that iskey to building resilience. Nomatter what the situation or issueis, there is always a resolve for it.

Whether they accomplish them ornot, encourage them to plan goalsand challenges, which help toboost their self-esteem andconfidence and independence.

Help them list all the things theyare good at including being kind,helpful and loving and show themwhy these attributes are soessential in life.

Give them space to spend qualitytime with their network of friendsand loved ones.

Help them build a positiverelationship with themselves andothers by letting them spend timedoing the things they love.

Encourage them to get to knowwho they are and what valuesthey hold.

Give them lots of positiveencouragement and praise.

Share your experiences with themso they can see you understandwhat they are going through.

Encourage them to understand,express and manage their emotions.Children who learn to handle theiremotions tend to have better physicaland emotional health, do better atschool and get on better with friends.Let them know it is ok for them toseek help and support too if theyneed this.

How to build resilience andemotional health in children

Help them to strengthen and buildpositive relationships with theirfriends and other adults. This will helpthem to understand, think andcommunicate with others, as well ascontribute to social and emotionaldevelopment.

Help them learn to be independent intheir actions and thoughts. This willhelp to develop their confidence, self-efficacy and self-esteem. It will alsoboost motivation and help them towork through challenges.

Family Lives is always here tosupport you through difficult times.For support call our confidentialhelpline on 0808 800 2222, emailus at [email protected] orchat to us online.

Our top tips Practical ways

Help them build their confidence bytaking on challenges and allow themto learn from it even if they do notmanage to complete the challenges.

Build positive relationships

Build emotional awareness

Build independence

Build confidence

Get support

www.familylives.org.uk Helpline 0808 800 2222 [email protected]

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