Worksheets to Build Resilience
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)
ACE-Questionnaire-for-Adults-Identified-English (1).pdfAdverse Childhood Experience Questionnaire - Adult
for Adults
PEARLS-Tool-Child-Parent-Caregiver-Report-Identified-English.pdfPediatric ACEs and Related Life-events Screener (PEARLS) - Child
PEARLS child tool, for ages 0-11, to be completed by a parent/caregiver
PEARLS-Tool-Teen-Parent-Caregiver-Report-Identified-English.pdfPediatric ACEs and Related Life-events Screener (PEARLS) - Teen
PEARLS adolescent tool, for ages 12-19, to be completed by a parent/caregiver
Resilient-Problem-Solving-Skills.pdfResilient Problem Solving Skills
When-Was-I-Not-Resilient.pdfWhen Was I (Not) Resilient?
Uncover-Your-Purpose.pdfUncover Your Purpose
Creating-Realistic-Optimism-for-Resilience.pdfCreating Realistic Optimism for Resilience
Solution-Focused-Resilience-Template.pdfSolution Focused Resilience Template
Social+Emotional+Self+Assessments.pdfQuick assessment for kids to complete periodically to track growth
Coping with Stress
control what you can control graph exercise.pngControl the Controllable
Useful chart to have the whole family or class check in with how each person feels at different points of day and experiences.
Perhaps tracking this information to reflect back on over time would be insightful. Some people use wall calendars to write a rating for the day. The experience of seeing gradual progress turn into big change feels empowering and motivating!
3 Steps to Handle Stress
“Stress is enhancing!”
See your stress, name it to tame it
Own it. Take responsibility for your part when overwhelmed with stress
Use it! Reframe adversity into opportunity and let it energize you
(Resilience & Coping Archives - PositivePsychology.com, 2019)
Tips to Try Today to Build Resilience
10 Tips to Building Resilience in Kids
Build connections and relationships
Teach your child to find pleasure in helping others
Follow daily routines
Model taking a break when needed
Teach the importance of self-care and model taking care of yourself
Push toward the goals you set for yourself
Cultivate a positive self-view, speak kindly of yourself
Keep the size of the problem in perspective and maintain optimism and hopeful
Seek opportunities to learn new things about yourself
Learn to get comfortable with gray areas and changes in life, trust the process
(American Psychological Association, 2012)
5 Ways to Cultivate Resilience
Encourage self-reflection through literature and small group discussions
Promote reflection through personal writing
Lead children to view failures and mistakes as learning opportunities, and reinforce this teaching to parents
Talk about resilience in class discussions, lean into the discomfort around what adversity may have come before
Cultivate supportive and trusting relationships with students, and seek to connect even for a second in a meaningful way every day
(Price-Mitchell, 2015)
References
ACES Aware (2022). https://www.acesaware.org/
American Psychological Association. (2012, January 1). Building Your Resilience. American Psychological
Association. https://www.apa.org/topics/resilience
American Psychological Association. (n.d.). Resilience guide for parents and teachers. Retrieved from
http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/resilience.aspx
Price-Mitchell, M (2015, May 20). Does Your Classroom Cultivate Student Resilience? Edutopia;
George Lucas Educational Foundation. https://www.edutopia.org/blog/8-pathways-cultivate-student-resilience-marilyn- price-mitchell
Resilience & Coping Archives - PositivePsychology.com. (2019). PositivePsychology.com.
https://positivepsychology.com/category/resilience/
Winfrey, O., & Perry, B. (2022). What Happened to You?. Pan Macmillan.