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ERIC Number: EJ538091
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0044-0728
Be a Resiliency Mentor: You May Be a Lifesaver for a High-Risk Child.
Weinreb, Maxine L.
Young Children, v52 n2 p14-20 Jan 1997
Notes that educators familiar with factors that support resiliency can shore up protective mechanisms in young children. Defines resilience in children, discussing 11 protective strategies that teachers can employ to fortify resilience in children in areas of personal characteristics and traits, and family and community factors. Suggests that through modeling, providing, and strengthening these buffers, educators become resiliency mentors. (AMC)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Caregiver Child Relationship, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Needs, Early Childhood Education, Personality Development, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Competencies
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Resilience (Personality)