Parental Resilience
“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.” -Walter Elliott
What is resilience?
Resilience is the ability to “bounce back” when something goes wrong. A resilient person is able to handle some stress on their own. They may get their resilience from faith, communication, flexibility, relationships or persistence. Knowing what strengths you have to draw on is a crucial part of becoming resilient.
Another important thing that resilient people are able to do is know when they need help. At some point, everyone will need a little help. Whether they need extra resources, counseling, treatment, or just a shoulder to cry on – they know when to ask.
Tips for Parents on Parental Resilience
Click on the following links to download printable parent tip sheets on Parental Resilience:
- Why We Get Stressed
- Parents and Stress
- Setting Goals
- Thinking About Your Strengths
- Identifying Your Stressors
Parental Resilience Resources
The three links below are trusted websites that can be used to find information on a variety of topics. For information about how to find accurate sources and how we chose these sites visit our Trusted Sources page.
- National Institute of Mental Health – Health and Outreach
- Medline Plus
- American Psychological Association
The following links will take you away from the PCAT Parents website. Each page we link to has been evaluated for accuracy, but links found on those pages have not.
- KidsHealth – How Becoming Parents Can Affect Your Relationship
- KidsHealth – Tips for Divorcing Parents
- American Psychological Association – Controlling Anger
- American Psychological Association – Coping with Serious Illness
- American Psychological Association – Exercise as Stress Relief
- American Psychological Association – Learning to Deal with Stress
- American Psychological Association – Stress in a Bad Economy
- American Psychological Association – Being Supermom
- PBS Parents – The Good Enough Mother
- Alcoholics Anonymous – Is AA for You?
- National Institute of Mental Health – Depression
- National Institute of Mental Health – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- National Institute of Mental Health – Real Men, Real Depression
- Medline Plus – Stress Tutorial
- American Academy of Family Physicians – Stress: How to Cope Better with Life’s Challenges
