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

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/index.shtml

Medline Plus

http://medlineplus.gov/

American Psychological Association

http://apa.org/

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

http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/becoming_parents.html

KidsHealth – Tips for Divorcing Parents

http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/divorce.html

American Psychological Association – Controlling Anger

http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=29

American Psychological Association – Coping with Serious Illness

http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=4

American Psychological Association – Exercise as Stress Relief

http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=25

American Psychological Association – Learning to Deal with Stress

http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=71

American Psychological Association – Stress in a Bad Economy

http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=171

American Psychological Association – Being Supermom

http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=154

PBS Parents – The Good Enough Mother

http://www.pbs.org/parents/special/article-expectations-goodmother.html

Alcoholics Anonymous – Is AA for You?

http://www.aa.org/lang/en/subpage.cfm?page=12

National Institute of Mental Health – Depression http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression/index.shtml

National Institute of Mental Health – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/index.shtml

National Institute of Mental Health – Real Men, Real Depression

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/real-men-real-depression-easy-to-read/index.shtml

Medline Plus – Stress Tutorial

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/managingstress/htm/index.htm

American Academy of Family Physicians – Stress: How to Cope Better with Life’s Challenges

http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/mentalhealth/stress/167.printerview.html