Overcoming Resource Guide
Recommended resources for additional learning on the topic of resilience.
Resilience Resources
Part One
Ch. 1: Flourishing Amidst the Darkness
Ch. 2: Know Your Enemy
Ch. 3: Why Early Adversity Matters
Ch. 4: Overcomers & Outliers
Ch. 5: Resilience: Overcoming Obstacles
Ch. 6: Resilience Begins with Suffering
Ch. 7: Building Protective Factors
Ch. 8: Relationships Build Resilience
Ch. 9: How Attachment Supports Resilience
Part Two
Resilience Practice 1: Develop Attachment
Resilience Practice 2: Build a Social Network
Resilience Practice 3: Create Structure and Healthy Expectations
Resilience Practice 4: Watch What You Say (And Think)
Resilience Practice 5: Focus on Christlike Character
Resilience Practice 6: Develop Purpose
Resilience Practice 7: Facilitate Regulation
Resilience Practice 8: Practice Perseverance
Resilience Practice 9: Put on Your Oxygen Mask
Extra Resources
Children's Book on Resilience
Family Care Options for Children
BONUS: Editor's Cut
Part One
Flourishing Amidst the Darkness
Resilience
Web Resource | American Psychological Association (APA)
Know Your Enemy
Created to Heal: How Neuroplasticity Offers Hope for Children and their Families
Book | CAFO Research Center
The Brain is Created to Heal: A Micro Course that breaks down the idea of ‘Neuroplasticity’
Micro eCourse | CAFO Research Center
Why Early Adversity Matters
Take The ACE Quiz — And Learn What It Does And Doesn't Mean
Web Resource | CAFO
ACEs and Toxic Stress: Frequently Asked Questions
Web Resource & Downloadable PDF | Harvard Center on the Developing Child
We Can Prevent ACES
Video | United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Overcomers & Outliers
Adverse Childhood Experiences Can Be Connectors to Joy
Video | Martha Londagin | TEDxDicksonStreet
Resilience: Overcoming Obstacles
Ordinary Magic: Resilience in Development
Book | Ann S. Masten
Supportive Relationships and Active Skill-Building Strengthen the Foundations of Resilience
Downloadable PDF | Harvard Center on the Developing Child
Resilience
Web Resource | American Psychological Association (APA)
Resilience Begins with Suffering
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind
Book | Siegel & Bryson
Parenting that Works
Web Resource | American Psychological Association (APA)
The Science of Resilience
Downloadable PDF | Harvard Center on the Developing Child
Building Protective Factors
Building Your Resilience
Web Resource | American Psychological Association (APA)
How to Help Kids Cope when They Get Upset
Web Resource | Understood
Encouraging Optimism in Children
Web Resource | PBS Kids
Spirituality as a Protective Factor
Infographic | CAFO Research Center
Relationships Build Resilience
Adult Romantic Attachment: Theoretical Developments, Emerging Controversies, and Unanswered Questions
Scholarly Article | Fraley et al., 2000
Social Relationships and their Developmental Significance
Web Resource | The Chronicle of Evidence-Based Mentoring
How Attachment Supports Resilience
The Mediating Role of Attachment: Adverse Childhood Experiences, Health and Life Satisfaction
Infographic | CAFO Research Center
Secure Attachment as a Core Component of Resilience
Webinar Recording | CAFO Research Center
Part Two
Resilience Practice 1:
Develop Attachment
Serve and Return
Web Resource | Harvard Center on the Developing Child
5 Steps for Brain-Building Serve and Return
Video | Harvard Center for the Developing Child
Joint Attention
Web Resource | Before Their First Words
Mindful Parenting
Web Resource | Child Mind Institute
Crianza Consciente
Web Resource | Child Mind Institute
Resilience Practice 3:
Create Structure and Healthy Expectations
The Importance of Instructional Scaffolding
Web Resource | Teacher Magazine
The Discipline Dilemma: Guiding Principles for Finding an Approach that Works for Your Individual Child and Family
Web Resource | Zero to Three
Creating Structure and Rules for Your Child
Video | United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Resilience Practice 4:
Watch What You Say (And Think)
Scripture Memorization Guide
Downloadable PDF | CAFO Research Center
Resilience Practice 5:
Focus on Christlike Character
Bless Your Children
Book | Dr. Mary Ruth Swope
Justice & The Inner Life
Podcast | CAFO
Weekly Rhythms: The Gift of Sabbath
Book | Dr. Mary Ruth Swope
The Relationship between Spirituality and Resilience and Well-being
Infographic | CAFO Research Center
Resilience Practice 6:
Develop Purpose
Farmer Herman and the Flooding Barn
Book | Jason Weber
Resilience Practice 7:
Facilitate Regulation
Strategies for Teaching Kids Self-Regulation
Web Resource | Brandy Wells
Self-Regulation Skills: Why They Are Fundamental
Video | Committee For Children
Learning from Clifford: 2 Books to Help Teach Students Problem-Solving Skills
Web Resource & Book | Scholastic
Resilience Practice 8:
Practice Perseverance
Created to Heal: How How Neuroplasticity Offers Hope for Children & Their Families
Book | CAFO Research Center
The Brain is Created to Heal: A Micro Course that breaks down the idea of ‘Neuroplasticity’
Micro eCourse | CAFO Research Center
Learning from Clifford: 2 Books to Help Teach Students Problem-Solving Skills
Web Resource & Book | Scholastic
Resilience Practice 9:
Put on Your Oxygen Mask
A Parent’s Health is One of the Strongest Predictors of a Child’s Health
Web Resource | Child Trends
10 Ways to Practice Self-Care as a Parent
Web Resource | Cleveland Clinic
Community-Based Parent Support Programs
Downloadable PDF | Encyclopedia of Early Childhood Development
Caring for Caregivers: A Critical Component of Improving Childhood Wellbeing Webinar
Webinar Recording | CAFO Research Center
Preventing Caregiver Burnout: Religion and Strategies of Flourishing Webinar
Webinar Recording | CAFO Research Center
Extra Resources:
Children’s Book on Resilience
Caleb Koala's Comeback Ride: A Journey to Overcoming
Book | CAFO Research Center
La travesía de un Vencedor: Caleb Koala Vuelve a las Carreras
Book | CAFO Research Center
Family Care Options for Children
Family Options for Children: Exploring the Continuum of Care
Course | Core Elements Case Management eCourse |
CAFO Research Center
BONUS: Editor's Cut
Editor's Cut: Adversity Apart from Attachment
Downloadable PDF | CAFO Research Center
