Pearce Colby - A Short Introduction To Promoting Resilience In Children - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: A child's capacity to cope with adversity and 'stand on their own two feet is seen as critical to their development well - being and future independence and success in adulthood. Psychological strength or resilience directly affects a child's capacity to cope with adversity. This book provides a succinct accessible and clear guide on how to promote resilience in children and achieve positive developmental outcomes for them. The author covers three key factors that affect resiliency: vulnerability to stress and anxiety attachment relationships and access to basic needs. For each the author presents practical advice and strategies such as how to regulate children's stress and anxiety how to encourage and maintain secure attachments and how to assure children that their needs are understood and will be met. The model presented will help parents and carers ensure their children grow up happy healthy and resilient. This book will be invaluable for parents carers and practitioners in supportive roles caring for children.
Title: A Short Introduction To Promoting Resilience In Children
Author(s): Pearce Colby
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Barcode: 9781849051187
Pages: 112 Pages
Publication Date: 3/1/2011
Series: JKP Short Introductions
Category: Child & Developmental Psychology