Resiliency building program for children

The curriculum consists of a carefully planned sequence of challenging but fun activities that focuses on personal life skills such as goal-setting, resiliency, positive self-talk and risk taking. Others represent achievements in activities designed by the staff. Because the staff-child ratio is fav...

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Published inThe Ochsner journal Vol. 7; no. 4; pp. 177 - 180
Main Author Burka, Aden A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Ochsner Clinic Foundation Academic Center - Publishing Services 01.12.2007
the Academic Division of Ochsner Clinic Foundation
Subjects
Children & youth
Curricula
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Parents & parenting
Self esteem
resiliency
children
Challenges
coping
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Summary:The curriculum consists of a carefully planned sequence of challenging but fun activities that focuses on personal life skills such as goal-setting, resiliency, positive self-talk and risk taking. Others represent achievements in activities designed by the staff. Because the staff-child ratio is favorable (1 to 3), much individual work can be done with each child. The curriculum of the Challenges Summer Program is designed to bring an awareness of how a person feels when facing something difficult, and to teach rudimentary strategies for handling a challenging experience in positive ways. While the Challenges staff recognize that a three-week summer program may have limited impact on a child's overall self-image, we attempt to give children a taste of mastery and a sense of effectiveness, much like trying to establish seedlings in a hot house.
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ISSN:1524-5012