1. Raising Happy Kids in an Anxious World
Cultivating well-being &
emotional resilience in children

3. *Secrets of the Motherworld is a podcast created to help mothers feel less alone. Would you like to hear two psychotherapists thoughtfully explore your parenting experiences that are too intensely private to share with anyone else? Stella O Malley & Lisa Marchiano give their reflections on listeners’ stories in their weekly podcast

6. What do children want?
In a study of children aged 8 – 13 years old children reported wanting:
More friendships
More time to themselves
More time to play outdoors

7. Emotional needs of the person
Love, belonging, connection
Status, value, recognition from others
Security, safety
Fun, challenge
Freedom, autonomy

8. COTTON WOOL KIDS
External locus of control
A fear of failure; perfectionism
A ‘fixed mindset’
Anxious and fearful
Self-absorbed
FREE RANGE KIDS
Internal locus of control
Excited by challenge; can cope with failure
A ‘growth mindset’
Confident
Responsible and ready to contribute

9. Carol Dweck
Carol Dweck, prof of psychology, Stanford University

10. Growth Mindset Fixed Mindset
‘I didn’t pass the test but I know what I need to do / where I need to improve and I’ll do better the next time.’
Fixed Mindset
‘I didn’t pass the test because I was busy doing my other homework/ because my teacher didn’t cover the course/ because my memory is rubbish….(blaming rather than taking responsibility)

17. Know your brain!

18. Dr. Richard Davidson Neuroscientist
“Well-being is a skill…fundamentally no different than learning to play the cello.
If one practices the skills of well-being, one will get better at it.”

20. The possibility of post-traumatic growth

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