Children face challenging situations every day, and building their emotional resilience helps them persevere when faced with adversity and build the will to succeed.
What is emotional resilience
Emotional resilience is our ability to calm our emotional state when faced with a negative or challenging situation. The greater our emotional resilience, the more effective we are at managing stress and dealing with adversity. Emotional resilience allows us to deal with things calmly and successfully.
How does it help kids
Through building emotional resilience in children, we teach them how to overcome everyday stress and challenges. They learn that failure and adversity are not things to be feared, but steps along the way. It helps them think critically and develop the confidence to solve problems independently.
Building Resilience with Superheroes
Just like adults, kids learn well from example and analogy. If you can frame the challenge they face as a story they know or can relate to, they’ll be better able to apply it to their own life. And one area that’s both familiar and ripe with emotionally resilient characters are superhero stories.
