Raise Resilience

This practical self-help guide introduces "Psychological Fitness" - a powerful combination of mental resilience and emotional well-being that can transform how your child navigates life's challenges.

Lucy Bailey is chief executive officer and founder of Bounce Forward a charity that specialises in building psychological fitness in children and the adults around them. Voula Tsoflias is a trustee of Bounce Forward. She is a chartered psychologist, specialising in the development of resilience, through her work with corporate leaders.

Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Being a child is different now: teaching your teenagers well? 2 Our amazing brains 3 The art of self-regulation: using our emotions strategically 4 Slow and steady: the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviour 5 Don't believe everything you think: reframing with optimism 6 Why did I react that way? Identifying what matters most 7 Where the superpowers begin 8 The sky is falling in: when our thinking snowballs 9 One step beyond: the power of moving on 10 Making it real: resilience in action 11 You are one of a kind: using unique strengths to thrive 12 A messy kind of magic: achieving mastery of the skill 13 Reflections on the future of parenting Index