Resilience

This new ‘risky’ playground is a work of art – and a place for kids to escape their mollycoddling parents

Sanné Mestrom, University of Sydney Imagine this: a heap of colourful plastic buckets stacked on top of each other to form a climbable bridge, monolithic bluestone boulders holding up a contorted slide, a pile of concrete demolition debris moonlighting as a resting spot. At every point, children can be seen swinging their bodies from warped, [...]

By |2022-11-11T13:23:45+11:00November 10th, 2022|Categories: Nature Play, Resilience|0 Comments

If you want your child to be more resilient, get them to join a choir, orchestra or band

William James Baker, University of Tasmania; Anne-Marie Forbes, University of Tasmania, and Kim McLeod, University of Tasmania One of the most important qualities for a young person to develop is resilience. This involves their ability to overcome adversity. Resilience is perhaps more important now than ever. Today’s young people have been facing adversity on a [...]

By |2022-11-21T16:42:11+11:00November 7th, 2022|Categories: Resilience|0 Comments

What happens when your classmates keep leaving? The impact of school transience on pupils ‘left behind’

Rachel Williamson-Dean, University of Auckland; Gavin Brown, University of Auckland, and Pat Bullen, University of Auckland The claim last week by National Party leader Christopher Luxon that 100,000 New Zealand schoolchildren were chronically truant quickly turned into an argument about terminology, statistics and how to interpret them. In fact, it appears Luxon was referring to [...]

By |2022-10-18T16:28:20+11:00September 16th, 2022|Categories: Resilience|0 Comments

Overcoming resentment and using gratitude to build mental resilience

Join Andrew Fuller as he chats with guest Dr Kerry Howells on gratitude and resentment How letting go of everyday resentments and using gratitude tools can build positive work and education environments Gratitude builds on positive feelings and can help with depression, anxiety, sleep disorders, immune function, and optimism Gratitude is an action rather [...]

By |2022-11-10T18:11:10+11:00May 16th, 2022|Categories: Education, Podcast, Positive Psychology, Resilience|Tags: |0 Comments

Transforming pain and trauma

Andrew Fuller speaks with guest Alpha Cheng on his remarkable journey of transforming pain and trauma into advocacy. They speak on understanding the emotions and transforming the pain and anger in a more constructive way. Alpha provides the different ways he has channeled his pain and trauma to seek and spread important messages. They [...]

By |2021-08-16T14:06:53+10:00August 16th, 2021|Categories: Gun Violence, Podcast, Positive Psychology, Resilience|Tags: |0 Comments

How caring for children can help Aboriginal Elders during lockdown

Susan Collings, University of Sydney; Irene Wardle, University of Sydney, and John Gilroy, University of Sydney Quotes in this research are from participants who cannot be named due to research ethics requirements. Pandemic-induced lockdowns have provided stories of both hardship and resilience. This extends to families in the community caring for children in out-of-home care, [...]

By |2021-08-06T13:17:15+10:00July 26th, 2021|Categories: Mental Illness, Resilience, Society & Culture|Tags: |0 Comments

How to maintain a healthy biome in a COVID-19 world

Djamila Eliby , Dr Julian Simmons and Yianna Zhang This year, we have all grappled with the now essential measures of reducing the risk of being infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes COVID-19, including wearing masks, staying at home, washing and sanitising our hands and disinfecting the surfaces we touch. The importance of these [...]

By |2020-12-15T11:36:24+11:00December 15th, 2020|Categories: Resilience, Science & Research, Society & Culture|0 Comments

Lonely in lockdown? You’re not alone. 1 in 2 Australians feel more lonely since coronavirus

Michelle H Lim, Swinburne University of Technology Many Victorians are now well into their second round of stage 3 lockdown, under which there are only a handful of reasons one can leave home — and for many who live alone, it’s starting to grate. Under the rules, partnered people are allowed to visit a boyfriend [...]

By |2020-07-27T15:26:51+10:00July 27th, 2020|Categories: Resilience, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Talking to young people about coronavirus (COVID-19) – Phase One: bewilderment and fear

The role of parents and adults in talking to young people through this time is crucial. As the situation progresses the types of challenges we will face will change as will the general reaction of most people. This will most likely follow some fairly predictable stages. I will release a series of statements over the [...]

By |2020-04-09T15:33:56+10:00April 20th, 2020|Categories: Resilience|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

The psychology of isolation

Self-isolation can be difficult and boring, but it can also be an opportunity for self-reflection and renewal. In many cultures, this is traditionally the purpose self-isolation has served.Self-isolation in religious traditions is in many ways about practising self-restraint and withdrawing from the ills of society. Fasting during Ramadan, Good Friday or Lent are exercises in [...]

By |2020-04-06T15:32:35+10:00April 6th, 2020|Categories: Resilience|Tags: , , , |0 Comments
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