Resilience & Independence 

Why It Matters:

• Nurturing resilience and independence helps to build confidence, self-reliance, and decision-making which supports strong and positive learning habits.

• Children are naturally eager to explore and do things on their own so supporting these developmental milestones helps them develop a sense of responsibility and lays the foundations for lifelong problem-solving abilities.

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What You Can Do:

• Give age-appropriate responsibilities and tasks so that your child sees themselves as capable

• Offer choices but provide limited options, e.g., “Do you want the red or blue cup?” to foster decision-making.

• Encourage exploration which allows your child to experiment and potentially fail in safe situations and allow them to learn from their experiences.

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Further Reading:

• 50 Fantastic Ideas for Promoting Independence by Alistair Bryce-Clegg

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