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Logistics
Required book(s) or materials: Raising Resilient Children: A Curriculum to Foster Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Children (book) and Raising Resilient Children: A Video Guide About Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your Child (video)
Seminar length: 1-1/2 hours-1 day
Number of participants: 25 or more
Who will benefit from this seminar: Educators, parents, medical or mental health professionals
Speaker Fees: (What do fees include?)
$3850 per day
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This seminar can be targeted directly to parents, educators, and others who spend considerable time with children and want to help the children develop resilience. It can also be targeted to professionals who work with parents so they can help caregivers understand the concept of resilience, learn strategies for reinforcing hope and resilience in their children, and examine whether their current parenting practices foster resilience and effective coping skills. The supportive, nonjudgmental input of professionals can provide an opportunity for parents to change any “negative scripts” or counterproductive interactions with their children and replace them with behaviors that are conducive to raising optimistic, hopeful children.
Have another idea? Tell us about it, and we’ll do our best to customize this seminar to your needs!
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Seminar Description
Drs. Goldstein and Brooks help participants develop a balanced view of the crucial role parents, educators, and other professionals play in their daily interactions with children. They emphasize the importance of instilling resiliency in children to better prepare them for their adult lives. Participants will learn the qualities of a resilient mindset, the obstacles to cultivating these qualities, and a set of strategies for fostering resilience in children.
Drs. Goldstein and Brooks explain how to raise resilient children based on seven guideposts:
- Be empathic.
- Change negative scripts to positive ones.
- Discipline in ways that promote self-discipline and self-worth.
- Teach children to solve problems and make decisions.
- Love children in ways that help them to feel special and appreciated.
- Help children recognize that mistakes are experiences from which to learn.
- Help children experience success by identifying and reinforcing their islands of competence.
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