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Community & Family Services Division <br />1101 West College Avenue, Spokane, WA 99201-2095 <br />509.324.1640 | TDD 324.1464 | www.srhd.org <br />The good news is resilience brings hope! <br />What is Resilience? <br />Resilience is the ability to adjust (or bounce back) when bad things happen. Research <br />shows resilience helps reduce the effects of ACEs. Protective factors are internal and <br />external resources that help us to build our resilience. <br />What are protective factors? <br />1.Parental resilience <br />Increasing parents’ ability to problem-solve and build relationships with <br />their child and others <br />2.Nurturing and attachment <br />Listening and responding to a child in a supportive way and discovering <br />and paying attention to the child’s physical and emotional needs <br />3.Social connections <br />Having family, friends or neighbors who <br />are supportive and willing to help or <br />listen when needed <br />4.Concrete supports <br />Having their child’s basic needs met, <br />such as housing, food, clothing and <br />health care <br />5.Knowledge of parenting and child <br />development <br />Increasing parents’ knowledge of their <br />child’s development and appropriate <br />expectations for their child’s behavior <br />6. Social and emotional competence <br />of children <br />Helping their child to interact positively <br />with others, manage emotions and <br />communicate feelings <br />Resilience trumps ACEs! <br />Parents, teachers and caregivers can help children by: <br />Ÿ Gaining an understanding of ACEs <br />Ÿ Creating environments where children feel safe emotionally and physically <br />Ÿ Helping children identify feelings and manage emotions <br />Ÿ Creating protective factors at home, schools and in communities <br />Resources: <br />Parent Help 123 <br />www.parenthelp123.org <br />1-800-322-2588 <br />Resilience Trumps ACEs <br />www.resiliencetrumpsaces.org <br />Washington Information Network <br />www.win211.org <br />1-877-211-WASH (9274) <br />CDC Adverse Childhood <br />Experiences (ACE) Study <br />www.cdc.gov/ace/about.htm