Resilience is defined as the ability to spring back, rebound, or readily recover from adversity. It’s a quality that allows people to be competent and accomplished despite tough circumstances. Some children from difficult backgrounds do well from a young age. Others bloom later, finding their paths once they reach adulthood.

1. Children can be helped by promoting involvement in activities, minimizing their exposure to stressful events, and most importantly, the presence of adults who have a positive and calm attitude.

2. Whenever possible, reappraisal is more effective than the suppression of feelings. In other words, figuring out how to make the best of a difficult situation, rather than not allowing any expression of emotion.

Two general approaches: Monitoring the child’s reactions, support when the child is obviously upset. Learn what events trigger disruption.

Promote the child’s play and activities. (Children play out what troubles them, and they experiment with potential solutions through play.)

Promote the child’s verbalization: Help children to verbalize what they feel instead of acting upon it; they develop mastery over their feelings, and this mastery leads to a feeling of greater security.

If you have any concerns about your child's socio-emotional wellbeing in school, please feel free to get in touch with the school counsellors.