building resilience in kids Archives - UPower Presentations - Sara Westbrook https://upowerpresentations.com/tag/building-resilience-in-kids/ Motivational Speaker About Confidence, Respect and Resilience Wed, 11 Feb 2026 01:41:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Resilience Isn’t What You Think https://upowerpresentations.com/kids-emotional-resilience/ https://upowerpresentations.com/kids-emotional-resilience/#respond Wed, 04 Feb 2026 01:37:52 +0000 https://upowerpresentations.com/?p=7876 Resilience isn’t just about bouncing back from what happened. It’s about bouncing back from how it made your child feel. When kids face challenges – a friend is unkind, a game is lost, or a mistake is made – the hardest part to manage is often their emotional reaction, not the event itself. If a […]

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]]> https://upowerpresentations.com/kids-emotional-resilience/feed/ 0 More Than Just Trophies https://upowerpresentations.com/benefits-of-play-for-kids/ https://upowerpresentations.com/benefits-of-play-for-kids/#respond Wed, 15 Oct 2025 23:36:53 +0000 https://upowerpresentations.com/?p=7467 In my last newsletter, I wrote about celebrating small wins for adults – those little moments that make life feel lighter, more meaningful, and remind us we’re making progress. I began to wonder how kids see wins in their own lives, so I asked my son about small wins. He looked at me and said, […]

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