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Although we are the first group to systematically adapt the Penn
Resiliency Program for use with younger children, there is considerable
work done already in this field with older children and adults.
The literature on resiliency, hardiness and optimism is particularly
important to Reaching IN...Reaching OUT.
We have compiled a collection of books, articles
and papers to assist you in learning more about this fascinating
field. These are available in pdf format. You will need Adobe
Acrobat Reader to view these files.
Children's Books:
1. Children's Storybooks That Promote Resilience (PDF)
This document contains a list of children's books including themes that relate to seven abilities associated with resilience.
2. Children's Storybooks That Promote Resilience Through Cultural Competence (PDF) New Titles!
This document contains a list of Children’s books that focus on diversity and inclusion as a way to promote children's resilience.
3. Storybooks that Promote Resilience for Toddlers and older children too. (PDF) New Booklist!
This document contains a list of children's books suitable for introducing seven abilities associated with resilience to toddlers, but can be enjoyed by older children as well.
Articles and Papers:
1. Resilience
- giving children the skills to bounce back. Darlene Kordich
Hall, Ph.D. & Jennifer Pearson. Report on Voices for Children website,
November 2003.
This electronic report highlights the literature on the impact of thinking habits on resilience and summarizes RIRO project activities and research findings to date.
2. Fostering
Optimism in Young Children. Darlene Kordich Hall, Ph.D. IDEAS
in Interaction (The national magazine of the Canadian Childcare
Federation), Fall 2000.
This article is an excellent place to learn more about explanatory
style and promoting resiliency in the childcare setting. It is a
good primer for some of the training content in Reaching IN...Reaching
OUT..
3. Optimism, Hardiness and Resiliency: A Review of the Literature. Michelle Bissonette, August 1998
The Child and Family Partnership commissioned this literature review to pull together research from several fields of study important to the understanding of children's resiliency.
4. Penn Resiliency Project (PRP) and APEX
Please contact info@pennproject.org
to request information about the PRP and APEX, including a summary
of research.
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