Promoting Family Resilience
Explore resources for promoting family resilience.
Somatic Series: Widening Our Window of Tolerance
This pathway provides an overview of the Window of Tolerance and accessible, body-based mindfulness practices to support yourself or those in your communities. Learn how the Window of Tolerance concept applies to wellbeing and practical body-based strategies to support wellbeing, nervous system regulation, and a wider Window of Tolerance. This pathway includes explanations, examples, and opportunities for practice. Get ready for a different type of experience: after the first step of the pathway, the milestones will guide you through real-life practices. How to get ready to complete ...
A Family Reading List
As a child psychologist and parent coach, I love activities that are fun, engaging, and provide opportunities for families to connect. One of my favorite activities to do with my children is to read together.
Adaptability, Flexibility, and Empathy: Foundations for Success in Working With Youth Who Are Involved in Systems and Their Families
As a clinician who has worked in clinical and non-clinical roles in juvenile hall, residential treatment, shelters, and with foster and adoptive families, I know firsthand how challenging it can be to receive adequate training and support to learn best practices in working with system-involved youth.
Restoring Normalcy During the Unknown
In our house, my husband and I use a white board with a monthly calendar to help our young child anticipate less routine happenings, such as days we will each be out of town for work, birthday parties, afterschool activities and the like and review it with my child each week. Since most of these events have been put on hold, like many other families, we have had no need to write down the specifics of each day because they're all the same.
Supporting Family Resilience
An unexpected or difficult event always has the potential to get us down; being resilient refers to our ability to move through tough times, grow and adapt in the face of stress, and support our overall wellbeing. Key skills that support resilience can be practiced as an individual or as a family. Communication, problem-solving, setting effective goals, and managing stress all contribute to resilience. Practicing skills that support resilience can be helpful, even when times are difficult. Here are a few of our favorite strategies.
Demonstration: Dealing With a Tantrum
Tantrums are a common occurrence when working with children. This video provides examples on how to manage tantrums. Watch the video with caregivers and engage them in conversation about how to manage these challenging behaviors.
Demonstration: Holding a Family Meeting
Family meetings provide opportunities to foster communication and problem solve challenges. Watch this video with families to see a demonstration of a structured family meeting in order to guide the family to conduct their own meeting.
Demonstration: Playing With a Young Child
Play is how children learn. Watch this video with caregivers to teach them how to engage with their child during play in order to enhance the child's learning and strengthen their parent and child bond.
Demonstration: Responding to Problem Behaviors
Problem behaviors may present a challenge when working with children. Watch this video with caregivers to see a demonstration of how to manage problem behaviors in children both inside and outside of the home.
UCLA Health Pediatric Grand Rounds: Anxiety Caused By Tragedy
The impacts of a traumatic event look different for children in various developmental stages. Learn to identify child reactions to stress and ways to best support them following community threats and tragedy.