Resilience--the ability to recover or "bounce back" from problems, hurt, or loss--is critical for social and emotional health and helps people feel happy, capable, and in charge of their lives. Foster perseverance, patience, and resilience in children with this unique, encouraging book. Young children learn thought processes and actions that are positive, realistic, and helpful for bouncing back. The book also helps children recognize people who can support them in times of difficulty. Back matter includes advice for raising resilient children and fostering resiliency at school and in childcare. Being the Best Me Series From the author of the popular Learning to Get Along(R) books comes a one-of-a-kind character-development series. Each book focuses on specific attitude or character traits--such as optimism, courage, resilience, imagination, personal power, decision-making, and work ethics. Also included are discussion questions, games, activities, and additional information adults can use to reinforce the concepts children are learning. Filled with diversity, these read-aloud books will be welcome in school, home, and childcare settings.

 

This book is part of a book series called Being the Best Me .

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Free Spirit Publishing Inc. , U. S. .

Cheri J. Meiners, M. Ed. , is the author of the award-winning Learning to Get Along series and the Being the Best Me series for young children. Cheri has her master's degree in elementary education and gifted education and is a former first-grade teacher. She also taught education classes at Utah State University and has supervised student teachers. Cheri and her husband, David, have six children and eight grandchildren. They live in Laurel, Maryland.