Building Emotional Resilience in Children and Teens

Building emotional resilience in children and teens

The capacity to emotionally regulate is something that young people will develop with age and with the loving support of important adults. Emotional regulation involves the capacity to manage feelings in a way that doesn’t cause breakage for ourselves or others. In the meantime, things can get messy, not only for children and teens but also for the adults who care about them. Understanding how to respond when young people are overwhelmed can drive calm and connection over conflict. Ultimately, our responses have enormous potential to build important neural pathways that will strengthen them for life. 

This presentation will explore the powerful ways parents can influence the strengthening of the brain in ways that will build self-control, emotional regulation, and resilience in their children for life.

About Karen Young: 

Karen is a psychologist and leading authority on child and adolescent anxiety. She began…