Fostering Children's Natural Resilience with Ordinary Magic

How can you foster a child's resilience to handle future adversity? How can you intervene to offset the impact of homeliness, war, migration, domestic violence, etc. on a child's development? In this episode, Dr. Ann Masten, Regents Professor of Child Development and recognized expert on risk and resilience in children will answer these questions and many more. Drawing upon her recent book, Ordinary Magic: Resilience in Development, she will surprise and enrich you with her findings. She will invite you to recognize that resilience is not an extraordinary genetic trait and identify The Short List of factors and adaptational systems that build resilience. In a powerful way you will come to understand the ordinary magic that fosters resilience and changes children's lives. This show unlocks resilience. It is a gift to adults who care about children and the children who need them.