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BUILDING RESILIENCE IN KIDS
A Leadership Program for Educators
and All Organizations Who Serve Our Youth
Our children are the canaries in the coal mine of society. How the adults around them live their lives serves as a road map for kids to find their adult lives. Our kids will be as resilient, tough, kind, determined, curious, empathetic, service minded, and open hearted as we are. We are the leaders in their lives and they are our succession plan for planet earth.
Today more that 70% of American families rely on the income of two people to put a roof over their heads, feed the kids, and care for all family members. Corporations have down sized, expectations on worker time have increased, and a great percentage of parents spend almost every waking moment working with their kids or on their behalf. Many kids live in multi-generational homes, and even more live in a one parent home where, to make ends meet, the single parent may be working one, two, or even three jobs in an attempt to support their children.
What do these statistics mean for our kids? It means we need quality and affordable day care options, early intervention programs, appropriate after-school programs and communities that are dedicated to contributing to the success of the next generation.
However, what each kid really needs in his or her life is what kids have needed throughout history – one caring adult. It is nice to have two or three caring adults – or even the village. But, it is not necessary. One caring adult can offer protection, nurturance, structure, guidance, and effect positive change in the life of a child.
How does a child succeed? Do they need opportunity or privilege? What is the role of contribution in the life of a child – does purpose matter to an 8 year old?
Be inspired, motivated, and empowered by this content rich, fun, light hearted and passionate presentation by Dr. Teena Cahill – a mother, step mother, and grandmother of nine.
Learn what leaders in education, social service, juvenile justice, youth service, civic and community programs, volunteers groups and parents can do to enhance innate resilience in our kids and prepare them to handle unforeseen and unpredictable problems in this next century.
Learning Points:
- Positive Psychology/ See What is Right not What is Wrong
- Emotional Intelligence/ "Getting It"
- Peak Performance/Passion/ Finding and Using Strengths
- Enhancing Resilience and the Mind/Body Connection
- Everyday Leadership for a New Tomorrow/Why Thinking Matters
- Choosing Responses/Making an Unpredictable World More Predictable
- Internal Control vs. External Pressures/Electronics
- The Value of Adversity/Why Opportunity Trumps Privilege/Self Esteem
- Webs of Connectedness/Relationships/Living Wide/Power of Purpose
- Optimism/Statistics on Happiness/Productivity/Laughter/Hope
- Functional vs. Dysfunctional
- Positive Choices for Change/Optimism
- Expectations/Level Playing Fields and Performance
- Anxiety/Punishment and Learning
- The Biology of Hope, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Purpose, and Contribution
- Growing African Violets/ Filling the Hole
- Trust/Courage/Determination and Tenacity
- What it Takes for Success in the 21st Century/Flying High with Resilient Wings!
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