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… |
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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… |
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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… |
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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… |
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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… |
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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 |
Click here to download the “Emotions Photos”
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!