A Curriculum to Foster Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Children

By Sam Goldstein, Ph.D., & Robert Brooks, Ph.D.

How do parents raise children who are happy, successful, and able to thrive in our fast-paced society?

This nine-session curriculum and 70-minute companion video provide parents with strategies they can use to ensure their children are emotionally prepared to face any challenges or setbacks life may throw at them. Perfect for parent-education programs, the chapters in the manual and their corresponding video segments cover the seven key guidelines to raising resilient children:

• Developing a positive parental mindset
  
  
• Teaching and conveying empathy
  
  
• Rewriting negative scripts
  
  
• Disciplining in ways that promote self-discipline and self-worth
  
  
• Teaching children to make decisions and solve problems
  
  
• Loving children in ways that help them to feel special and appreciated
  
  
• Learning from mistakes

In-class and at-home activities help parents recognize the crucial role they play in their children’s emotional health while real-life examples illustrate how to nurture the inner-strength children need to confront daily challenges and demands.

After completing the Raising Resilient Children curriculum, parents will have the skills they need to accomplish their most important job — raising a confident, self-reliant child!

Table of Contents

About the Authors

Section i:  The Guide

Chapter 1:  Why Resilience, Why Now?

Chapter 2:  The Mindset of Parents Fostering Resilience: The Seven Guideposts

Chapter 3:  An Overview of the Parenting Program: Form and Function

Section ii:  The Curriculum

Week 1:  The Dreams and Wishes of Parents

Week 2:  Teaching and Conveying Empathy

Week 3:  Changing the Words of Parenting: Rewriting Negative Scripts

Week 4:  Disciplining in Ways that Promote Self-Discipline and Self-Worth

Week 5:  Teaching Children to Make Decisions and Solve Problems

Week 6:  Loving Children in Ways that Help Them to Feel Special and Appreciated

Week 7:  Learning from Mistakes

Week 8:  Experiencing Success: Nurturing Islands of Competence

Week 9:  Hope and Courage

References
Resources

Professional development on this title is available through Brookes On Location!

Ordering Information

Video with manual
ISBN 1-55766-600-8 / 70-minute VHS video
2001 / $69.95 / Stock# 6008

Manual (only)
ISBN 1-55766-599-0 / Spiral-bound / 112 pages / 8-1/2 x 11
2002 / $24.95 / Stock# 5990

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