1. CAMPER SAFETY STOP WORRYING ABOUT Deborah Gilboa, MD

2. Comfort vs Discomfort Comfort Security Healing Identity Discomfort
Learning
Change
GROWTH

3. “Happiness Now” Pressure
Unattainable
Conflicts with resilience
Removes opportunity for resilience “practice”
Causes us to change the narrative to support everything being ok
Limits the resources we offer
We’re terrible at predicting it for others

4. WHY DO ADULTS SAY NO? Love Fear Guilt Genuine enjoyment responsibility
Future consequences
Relationship rupture
Guilt

5. CULTURE OF “SUCCESSFUL” FAMILIES
Myth:
“Only I can fix this!”
Truth:
Failure must be experienced.

6. RESILIENCE CHALLENGES
Mistakes
Accidents
Pain
Social consequences
Judgment
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7. HOW DOES FAILURE HELP? independence → confidence Leads to competence
Builds relationship
Teaches resilience. 7

10. When-not-if Language Set Remove Model Set expectations
Model the cycle
Remove
Remove the premise of failure
Set
Set expectations
When-not-if Language

11. STRESSORS New stimuli Unknown patterns Change Perceived lack
of support system
LACK OF CONTROL

13. Resilience in Practice
Build trust
Demonstrate gratitude
Express empathy
Connect resources
Offer solutions
Resilience in Practice

14. 5 protective factors in resilience
social competence
problem-solving skills
Autonomy
sense of purpose
use of storytelling
5 protective factors in resilience

15. RESILIENCE
Mistakes
Praise
Life lessons
Choices
Risk-taking
Resources!

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