How to build kids’ resilience, with Mary Alvord, PhD
About this episode
Mary Alvord, PhD discusses the importance of building resilience in children to help them cope with challenges.
From school pressures to friendship ruptures, all kids will face challenges as they grow. Mary Alvord, PhD, talks why building resilience is key to helping kids handle both everyday stresses and significant life setbacks; how to help children and teens develop foundational resilience skills like emotion regulation, problem solving and an “action mindset”; and how the Resilience Builder program is being scaled up to classrooms and schools to reach more kids who could benefit from it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Guest: Mary Alvord, PhD
Topics covered
- resilience
- children
- mental health
- emotion regulation
- problem solving
- education
Keywords
- resilience
- children
- mental health
- emotion regulation
- problem solving
- action mindset
- Resilience Builder program
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: American Psychological Association
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