Your child sits through a small planned letdown, names the feeling, and tracks how long it takes to bounce back. They repeat it over weeks and watch their recovery time shrink. Resilience built on real reps, not pep talks.
Ages 6–14 · Project guide · 3 skill levels
Designed by a teacher with 15 years of classroom experience, now homeschooling her own kids.
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Self-regulation, repair, resilience, and reading the room are the skills that quietly run every part of adult life. Schools never had time for them. Most of us parents were never taught them either. These activities teach them on purpose, while the weather is still good.
