Overcoming Resource Guide
Recommended resources for additional learning on the topic of resilience.
New to the topic? Start by understanding resilience in children, including how adversity, protective factors and relationships shape resilience, then use this guide to explore specific topics and practices.
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
