For Families

DCRC is committed to promoting partnerships between the most important adults in a child’s life, namely, parents (and other family members) and teachers.

The resources offered in this section will provide families with ideas, activities, strategies and resources that promote resilience and social and emotional health in Preschoolers.

 

For Professionals Supporting Families

Your Journey Together (YJT) is a strength-based curriculum designed to promote the social and emotional well-being and resilience of vulnerable children and their families. The YJT curriculum focuses on empowering parents to promote safe, trusting, and healing environments—all key elements of a trauma sensitive program. Click here to learn more.

Activities to Do With Your Preschooler

Promoting Protective Factors with Your Child

Selected from Promoting Resilience For Now & Forever (Preschool Edition)

DCRC has a wonderful, award winning resource called, Socially Strong Emotionally Secure: 50 Activities to Promote Resilience in Young Children. We offer free downloads of all our activities, just for parents, just for YOU!!!

 

 

Activities To Promote Resilience At Home Through Supportive Interactions

 

Activity Title This activity can be found in the book on page…
Give Me a Hand 17
When We Were Little; Now That We’re Big! 19
President for a Day 22
That’s My Name! 25
Let Me Show You 28
Feelings Quilt 30
Puppet Talk 33
Family & Friendship Fruit Salad 35
Negotiation Station 38
Message Center 40

Activities To Promote Resilience At Home Through School And Home Partnerships

Activity Title This activity can be found in the book on page…
Family Show and Tell 45
My Family Photo Album 47
Pass the Message Baton 49
I Can Take Care of Me 52
The Best Messenger 54
Bright Beginning, Happy Endings 57
Positive Postcards 60
A Kiss I Can Keep 62
Responsibility Apple Tree 64
Talking About Mistakes 67

Activities To Promote Resilience At Home Through Activities And Experiences

Activity Title This activity can be found in the book on page…
The “Perfect Pair” 73
Find Delight Now, Catch Up Later 75
Our Welcome Wreath 77
Don’t FLIP Out, Use FLIP IT! 79
Turn That Frown Upside Down 80
Our Parade of Flags 82
Relaxation in a Bottle 84
Follow Your Leader 87
Our Family Flag 89
Still as Statues 91
Everyone’s Pet 93

Activities To Promote Resilience At Home Through Daily Routines

Activity Title This activity can be found in the book on page…
Clothespin Pictoral Schedule 99
A Star Marks the Spot 101
On the Dance Floor 103
It’s My Choice 106
Let’s Pretend Charades 108
Leave a Little Wiggle Room 111
It’s Almost Time 113
Together We’re Better 115
Something to Talk About 118
A Season for Cleaning 121

Activities To Promote Resilience At Home Through The Play And Learning Environment

Activity Title This activity can be found in the book on page…
Individual Theme Kits 128
Walking on My Knees for You 130
Where Does it Go? 132
The Be-By-Myself Box 135
Wall of Fame 138
My Family Place Mats 140
Cups of Fun 142
All About Me 145
Let’s Get Physical 148
Free the Toys! 150

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To purchase copies of Socially Strong, Emotionally Secure: 50 Activities to Promote  Resilience in Young Children, by Nefertiti B. Poyner and Karen Cairone, with the Devereux Center for Resilient Children, click here!

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