Building Resilience and confidence in our children

About this episode

In this episode, Olivia and Lucy engage with Amanda Christopherson to explore the importance of building confidence and resilience in children.

If you have a question or a topic you would like us to cover, click here to contact us. In this episode, Olivia and Lucy engage with Amanda Christopherson, a Thrive Practitioner, to explore the importance of building confidence and resilience in children. They discuss the Thrive approach, the impact of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and the significance of attachment in early development. Amanda shares insights on her initiative, Peapods and Stars, which aims to support children's emot...

People in this episode

Hosts: Olivia Davies, Claire Murphy, Lucy Burton

Guest: Amanda Christopherson

Topics covered

• resilience
• confidence
• child development
• Thrive approach
• adverse childhood experiences
• attachment

Keywords

• resilience
• confidence
• children
• Thrive approach
• adverse childhood experiences
• attachment
• development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Thrive, Peapods and Stars

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