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Building Resilience Strategies

Resilience is not pretending everything is fine or handling everything alone. It means using helpful strategies, adapting when things change and reaching out for support. Read the post office scenarios and answer each question. You may use fictional examples rather than sharing anything personal.

At the post office

Charlie, Sienna and Lachlan are helping prepare a class thank-you display at the local post office. A parcel of art materials is delayed, and the display is due tomorrow. Charlie feels frustrated, Sienna worries the group will let people down, and Lachlan is unsure what to do next. They pause, name what they are feeling and talk through their options.

1.Which response best shows resilience while still recognising that the problem is real?

Pretend the delay does not matter and say nothing.
Blame the post office worker and give up.
Notice the disappointment, ask what materials are available and make a backup plan.
Insist that nobody is allowed to feel worried.

2.Sienna feels worried. Write one respectful question she could ask herself to understand what is behind the worry.

3.Match each moment with a helpful next step. Use each letter once.

A. Charlie feels too frustrated to think clearly.
B. Sienna worries the group will disappoint everyone.
C. Lachlan does not know which backup idea will work.

2. Take a few slow breaths, then revisit the problem.
3. List the options and choose one manageable first step.
1. Tell a trusted adult what is worrying you.

4.Asking a trusted person for help can be a resilient choice; it does not mean you have failed.

TrueFalse

5.Complete this realistic and encouraging thought for Charlie: “The parcel is late, but I can…”

6.The group has three ideas: use recycled paper from the post office, make a smaller display, or ask whether the delivery has an updated arrival time. Name one sensible first step and explain why it could help.

7.Charlie is still wound up after the setback. Choose one safe strategy he could try before making a decision, and say how it might help.

Take a few slow breaths and notice what he can control.
Send an angry message straight away.
Keep worrying without telling anyone.
Leave the group without explaining.

8.Lachlan needs help finding spare materials. Name one suitable person he could ask and write a clear sentence he might use to ask for support.

9.Write a two-step plan for the group: one action they can take now and one backup if the materials do not arrive in time.

10.The worry continues after the group has tried a strategy, and it is affecting Sienna’s sleep. What should she do next?

11.Choose one everyday challenge (fictional is fine). Name a feeling it might bring up, one strategy you could try, and one person you could turn to if you needed support.