Resilience

About resilience
What makes children resilient?
Characteristics of resilience
Ways to promote resilience
The value of recreational programs
References
Resources

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References

Canadian Parks and Recreation Association National Policy Statement. Access to recreation for low-income families.
http://www.cpra.ca/e/initiatives/documents/NationalPolicy_August18.doc

Donnelly P, Coakley J. The Role of Recreation in Promoting social inclusion. The Laidlaw Foundation’s Working Papers Series. Perspectives on Social Inclusion. December 2002. Toronto, ON.

Hall DK, Pearson J. 2003. Resilience – giving children the skills to bounce back. The Reaching IN…Reaching OUT Project, Toronto & Guelph, Ontario. www.voicesforchildren.ca.

Offord DR, Jones MB. The Ottawa Project: A Compensatory Recreation and Skill-Development Program. Presented at the Annual Meeting, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC, February 14-19, 1991.

Offord DR, Last JM, Barrette PA. A comparison of the school performance, emotional adjustment and skill development of poor and middle-class children. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 1985; 76: 174-178.

Resilience Research in Children. The Penn Resiliency Project. http://www.ppc.sas.upenn.edu/prpsum.htm

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