Our Resilient Kids Toolkit
Download the guideSimple and effective ways for parents to build strong and well-balanced kids and families.
The free Resilient Kids Toolkit guide is filled with many easy-to-follow strategies for parents and activities for kids. It’s designed to help develop positive relationships, strengthen mental health and build resilience and self-awareness. You’ll find essential and practical information to support you and your family and help you navigate stressful events and life’s challenges.
The Resilient Kids Toolkit is packed full of activities and resources to help you and your child build emotional resilience, including:
Self-care plans
Strategies and activities to help look after your mind, body and spirit.
How to understand and manage emotions
Simple and practical tips to help your child manage and regulate their emotions.
Tips on connection and communication
Discover ways to deepen your connection with your child by tuning in and listening to them.
Help on navigating tough times
Learn how to recognise and respond to trauma, anxiety and grief.
A closer look inside the guide
With Allied Health Clinical Lead, Dagney Hopp
Find out more about what’s included in the Resilient Kids Toolkit guide, and how these activities, strategies and guides can help build more resilient kids in the wake of natural disasters and other trauma.
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Created by Royal Far West’s multidisciplinary child development experts
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What is emotional resilience?
And why is it important for our kids?
Resilience is a person’s ability to recover and heal after tough times. For children, this could involve a range of experiences – from potentially stressful events, like changing schools or moving house, through to traumatic events, such as a family breakdown, natural disasters, or death.
Through a variety of nurturing and responsive interactions, you can help your child to understand, express and manage their thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
Young people who are resilient not only cope better with the challenges presented in everyday life, but they also have the skills and tools that will help them deal with more complex challenges later in life.
Other Helpful Resources
Story Time
Enjoy our collection of children’s books read aloud by Royal Far West
Royal Far West staff are bringing cherished tales to life by engaging in the timeless tradition of reading aloud. With enthusiasm and a touch of nostalgia, we are sharing our favorite children’s books to ignite the imaginations of young listeners.
Royal Far West’s Understanding Kids Series
This series brings together conversations with Royal Far West clinicians, exploring key topics in children’s development and wellbeing.
Each video focuses on an area that commonly affects children — from navigating neurodevelopmental differences such as ADHD and autism, to understanding how natural disasters can shape mental health, and the important role play has in healthy development. You’ll hear directly from our clinical team as they share insights, real‑life examples and the latest approaches in child health. You’ll also learn about the evidence‑based strategies we use to support children and families, and gain a clearer understanding of how we care for children with a range of developmental and health needs.
The Resilient Kids Toolkit harnesses the collective expertise of our multidisciplinary team and contains important resources and insights from our incredible partners.
This project has been made possible with the generous support of the Lachlan and Sarah Murdoch Foundation.