Emotional Growth

Positive Childhood Experiences

Research now shows us that simple things can offset the impact of childhood adversity.

We all experience adversity.

These things can help us grow stronger.

Emotional Health: what gets in the way?

Just talking about feelings at home sounds easy. But what actually happens is often much more complex. One person's feelings trigger another person's and then often no one feels heard. It's okay! Like learning any new skill, it takes practice but this is something all families can learn how to do!

resources for emotional growth

Ask your doctor about Resilience University!

resilience education to foster wellness and offset the impact of adversity

Providers can access a free training on this website to help support families in fostering resilience and learning to talk more about feelings so they can support each other through hard times.

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Family Feelings Chart

Ask your doctor about Resilience University!

Sometimes families are not used to talking about feelings. Many people are comfortable talking about hungry, tired or cold/hot. But what about sad, angry, frustrated, worried? Start with just trying to notice when you are having different feelings and celebrate starting the conversation with a sticker chart in the kitchen!

Ask your doctor about Resilience University!

Breathing can transform the day!

Try Five big deep breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth to lower stress

This might seem ridiculously easy. But try it! Just pausing when something upsets you and taking 5 big deep breaths can help you respond rather than react to your child's behaviors.

Parenting Brain hack

Need a counselor?

Resilience Rx: finding calm, one messy moment at a time

Breathing can transform the day!

connecting with kids around their experiences and feelings is a powerful protective factor

Sometimes it helps to have a person outside the family work with you on how you talk about feelings and develop a new approach to unpleasant parenting moments.

Find a counselor near you

Lean in, stay curious

Resilience Rx: finding calm, one messy moment at a time

big unwanted behaviors arise from big unmanageable emotions. Help the emotions and behaviors improve

I promise, no matter how much it feels like it, your child is not trying to ruin your day. They just need help with their big, unmanageable emotions! Try to stay curious and model self-care.

Stay curious

Resilience Rx: finding calm, one messy moment at a time

Feeling like you don't know what to do to help your fussy baby? Try this

Feel like parenting is hard? Do you wish you could have more patience with your child? Do you wish you could control your own emotions more? Here are some tips for children at different ages.

Resilience Rx

Emotional Growth: use this exercise to help start a conversation

Talking about feelings can help offset the long-term impact of childhood adversity.

Did you know just being able to talk about feelings with your family can help decrease any long term impact of adversity?