An outdoor obstacle course in rural Tasmania is helping children learn to better cope with stress, while parents and teachers who interfere to help problem-solve 'go under the naughty tree'.
A 'crash course' in childhood resilience has been set up in rural TasmaniaA psychologist says sometimes doing nothing is the best way parents can help their kidsThe answer could be as simple as doing nothing.
"When they overcome problems and face difficult situations, they're really building those pathways in the brain to negotiate bigger stresses when they come along."An education facility in Tasmania's Derwent Valley has developed a series of activities designed to build resilience in school children. "Safety is always really important, but also allowing children to take a risk and to try out and to fail and to have to rely on one another and learn from those errors," she said.
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