The Essential Resilience & Wellbeing Toolkit for Early Years & Younger Children

The Essential Resilience & Wellbeing Toolkit for Early Years & Younger Children

Activities & strategies for professionals & parents

By Tina Rae & Jo Wood

A ‘must have’ for all early years practitioners seeking to help young children to thrive.

Supporting the mental well-being of younger children will enable them to thrive emotionally and socially, and learn to cope with life’s adversities as they grow older. This huge range of easy-to-use activities are drawn from evidence-based approaches such as mindfulness and CBT.

Part 1 explains why resilience is vital in the early years, outlines the effects of low self-esteem and explores building confidence, regulating emotions and developing problem-solving skills.

Part 2 is full of fun activities for individual and group use, including: Strengths Finding; Relaxation Tools; Face Your Fears; Feelings Cards; Mood Diary; What Lit the Fuse?; My Anxiety Ladder; Mindful Moments; Using Grit; Helping Hand.

Part 3 contains a wealth of information leaflets and tips for carers and professionals on how to provide help at school and in the home.

Dale and Tina discuss building resilience in the early years.

224pp A4 paperback

Age: Early Years, Primary