Resilience Resources

Resilience Resources

Resilience Resources

Dr. Julia Mitchell is leading us in learning about Resilience. We’ve compiled a list of resources below.

Resilience Sparks are a resource for families to spark fun ideas for connection and engagement.

Resources for Guided Meditation: Marilyn Stoner offers a variety of Guided Meditations to cultivate inner peace, healing, and compassion.


KET is highlighting mental and emotional health needs of youth in Kentucky.  You may access the segments online at https://www.ket.org/series/KYOUN/


Stop Calling Children Resilient, by Giancarlo Toledanes, DO – Medscape


Covid-19 Resilience Resources

Helping Teens Cope with the Stress of Isolation

2019 Novel Coronavirus – American Academy of Pediatricians

Building Developmental Relationships During Covid-19, Search Institute

Resources for Supporting Children’s Emotional Well-being during the COVID-19 Pandemic, from ChildTrends

Talking with children about Coronavirus Disease 2019, from CDC

Tips for Families: Coronavirus, from Zero to Three

At-Home Activity Guide, from Zero to Three

Sesame Street in the Community

Positive Parenting & COVID-19: 10 Tips to Help Keep the Calm at Home

4S Interview tool, video, and discussion guide for building strong relationships with children, even while social distancing.

Helping our kids through stressful times, by Rev. Dr. Leanne Hadley.

How to Balance Children’s Screen Time During the Pandemic, from Teach.com

Books

The Deepest Well: Healing the Lon-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity by Nadine Burke Harris 

How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character  by Paul Tough

Raising Kids to Thrive: Balancing Love with Expectations and Protection with Trust by Kenneth Ginsburg.

Suffering and the Heart of God by Diane Langberg

The Wounded Heart- Hope for Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse by Dan Allender

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD

Raising Kids to Thrive: Balancing Love with Expectations and Protection with Trust by Kenneth R. Ginsburg, MD, MS Ed, FAAP and Ilana Ginsburg and Talia Ginsburg 

God Made All of Me: A Book to Help Children Protect Their Bodies by Justin S. Holcomb, and Lindsey A. Holcomb

Disconnected Kids: The Groundbreaking Brain Balance Program for Children with Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and other Neurological Disordersby Dr. Robert Melillo 

How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character by Paul Tough

Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal by Donna Jackson Makazawa

The Deepest Well: Healing the Long Term Effects of Childhood Adversity by Nadine Burke Harris, MD

Family: It’s Complicated: A Bible Study of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Genesis by Rene Howitt and Tim Wesemann

Building Resilience in Children and Teens: Giving Kids Roots and Wings by Kenneth R. Ginsburg with Martha M. Jablow

More resilience resources are now available in a designated section in the St. Paul library.

If you would like to explore volunteer opportunities, please visit our Portland Promise page or our Smoketown Family Wellness Center page.