Building Resilience in Community, Kids and Staff
It’s time to develop childhood resilience
and we’re here to help.
Step 2: Be an active partner with your school.
Here are some ways that you can support your school to build your child’s resilience. Educate yourself by:
* Engaging in the BRICKS parent forum.
* Read one or both of these books The Anxiety Coach and Rewire Your Anxious Brain
* Take advantage of the BRICKS Parent Library (located in the foyer of the school library).
* Avoid prematurely jumping in to fix school-based problems that are within your child’s ability to solve.
Step 3: Recognise that teachers at your school are invested in your child doing their best and want them to do well in life.
* Support the teacher’s efforts to help your child overcome anxious moments.
Through the B.R.I.C.K.S program, all of the staff at KSPS are trained to deal with children who have mild to moderate level anxiety. If your child’s anxiety worsens or is interfering with day to day activities, talk to your GP about a referral to a psychologist. Here is a referral hub:
https://psychology.org.au/find-a-psychologist
This information has been provided by Michael Hawton - Psychologist
