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All kids face challenges as they grow from school pressures to friendship ruptures to family tension.

While stress and setbacks are a normal part of life,

giving kids the tools to manage these challenges, whether large or small, can help them

cope and thrive.

Today we're going to talk to a psychologist who has spent decades developing programs

to help children build these essential resilience

skills. So how do kids develop resilience? What role can parents, caregivers, and schools play in shaping

it? What the psychological research tell us about how to help children cope with disappointment,

manage strong emotions, and build confidence.

And how can resilience building programs be scaled to schools and communities to reach the

children who need them most?

Welcome to Speaking of Psychology, the flagship podcast of the American Psychological Association

that examines the links between psychological science

and everyday life. I'm Kim Mills. My guest today is Dr. Mary Alvord, a licensed psychologist

with more than 40 years of clinical experience. She's the founder of Alvord Baker and Associates,

a therapy practice in Maryland and Washington, D.C.

She's also an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the George Washington University School of Medicine.

Dr. Alvord is an internationally recognized expert in resilience and develop the Resilience Builder Program,

a group therapy program designed to help

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