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Building Resilience in Children | A Practical Guide to Emotional Support

Vasiliki Bertsia, Teacher, PhD in Educational Psychology

The book Building Resilience in Children introduces children ages 6 to 12 to the concept of psychological resilience through interactive and experiential activities. Each unit helps children recognize their emotions, understand everyday challenges, and develop a more positive and mature attitude toward difficulties. With a compassionate and straightforward approach, it nurtures life skills that strengthen their confidence and emotional development—making it a practical ally for parents, teachers, and professionals.

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✔ Scientifically grounded content to strengthen psychological resilience

✔ Ready-to-use activities for self-regulation, goal setting, problem solving, and building healthy interpersonal relationships

✔ A variety of methods: drawing, writing, role-playing, creative exercises

✔ Easy to apply in the classroom, at home, or in counseling settings

✔ Flexible and adaptable to different ages and needs

Description

Supporting children through targeted and creative activities

Age Group: 6+

Building Resilience in Children is a practical guide that helps children ages 6 to 12 develop psychological resilience skills through targeted and experiential activities. With an accessible and caring approach, each chapter introduces concepts that strengthen emotional understanding, self-awareness, and thoughtful behavior. The manual provides ready-to-use material that can be implemented immediately at school, at home, or in counseling contexts—significantly enhancing daily interactions between adults and children.

The activities are organized into thematic units that develop different life skills through drawing, writing, role-playing, and creative expression. The book functions as a flexible tool that adapts easily to various needs and levels of maturity, supporting children in facing everyday challenges with greater confidence and stability.

The book includes the following units:

  • Self-Regulation
  • Seizing Opportunities – Taking Initiative
  • The Power of Goals
  • Perseverance and Patience
  • Problem Solving
  • Healthy Interpersonal Relationships

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Specifications
  • Book format
    Paper or PDF file
  • Age
    School-aged children
  • Number of pages
    48
  • Dimensions
    8.5 x 11 inches
  • Author
    Vasiliki Bertsia, Teacher, PhD in Educational Psychology
  • Pagination
    Zanna Katsafana
  • Illustration
    Zanna Katsafana
  • Year of publication
    2025

Contents

PREFACE
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
SELF-REGULATION

  • Activity 1: Emotional awareness
  • Activity 2: The iceberg of emotions
  • Activity 3: Put yourself in the character’s shoes
  • Activity 4: Think before you act
  • Activity 5: How should you react in this situation?

SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITY, NOW IS THE TIME

  • Activity 1: Is this the right moment?
  • Activity 2: Here’s a great opportunity!
  • Activity 3: Find a role model!
  • Activity 4: Find the opportunities…
  • Activity 5: Remember to seize opportunities

THE POWER OF GOALS 

  • Activity 1: Learning to set good goals
  • Activity 2: Breaking goals into small steps
  • Activity 3: Make the general… specific!
  • Activity 4: Ah, these priorities
  • Activity 5: Set your own goals 

PERSEVERANCE

  • Text 1: The withered basil plant
  • Text 2: The day that took too long to come

SOLVING PROBLEMS… LIFE LIKE A RUBIK’S CUBE

  • Activity 1: Learning to listen
  • Activity 2: What is a problem?
  • Activity 3: Finding solutions
  • Activity 4: Learning to express myself
  • Activity 5: Taking a moment to calm down before reacting to a problem

GOOD INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

  • Activity 1: The tree of affection
  • Activity 2: Become a friendship artist!
  • Activity 3: Become a knight of friendship
  • Activity 4: From knight… to friendship writer
  • Activity 5: Time… our most precious gift

IN CONCLUSION 

Age

School-aged children

Author

Vasiliki Bertsia, Teacher, PhD in Educational Psychology

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