Change, Disappointment & Resilience Ages 9-12

Change, Disappointment & Resilience

Change is a normal part of life, but it does not always feel easy. In this educational wellbeing session, children explore how different people can experience the same situation in different ways and learn why change, disappointment and setbacks are a natural part of growing and learning.

Children discover that while some changes can feel exciting, others may feel frustrating, upsetting or disappointing. Through discussion and practical activities, they learn how thoughts, feelings and behaviours can be affected when things do not go to plan and develop strategies for responding in healthy and positive ways.

This session helps children learn to:

✔ Understand that change is a normal part of life

✔ Recognise that people can feel differently about the same situation

✔ Understand that disappointment is a normal emotion

✔ Identify thoughts, feelings and behaviours linked to disappointment

✔ Explore healthy ways to respond when things do not go to plan

✔ Learn the difference between stuck thinking and flexible thinking

✔ Develop Plan B problem-solving skills

✔ Understand what resilience means and how it develops

✔ Practise calming strategies to manage frustration and disappointment

✔ Learn that mistakes, challenges and setbacks help us grow

✔ Build confidence in coping with change and uncertainty

✔ Create a personalised Resilience Flip Book containing positive coping strategies and resilience reminders

This session also includes:

✔ Pre-recorded lesson

✔ Printable worksheets and activities

✔ Parent overview

✔ Simple calming and resilience-building techniques

✔ Information about mindfulness and how it can support emotional regulation, flexible thinking and wellbeing

Recommended for children aged 9–12 years.

Looking for the complete programme?

This session is Week 6 of the Spark & Settle 6-Week Children’s Wellbeing Programme. The full programme is also available as a separate purchase and includes all 6 sessions.

Please note:

This is an educational wellbeing session designed to teach emotional awareness, confidence, resilience and self-regulation skills. It is not therapy, counselling or a mental health treatment service.