Change, Disappointment & Resilience Ages 5-8

Change, Disappointment & Resilience

Change happens to everyone and is a normal part of life. In this educational wellbeing session, children explore how different changes can make us feel and learn simple ways to cope when things do not go as planned.

Children learn that some changes can feel exciting, while others may feel disappointing, frustrating or worrying. Through discussion and practical activities, they explore healthy ways to manage big feelings, think flexibly and keep trying when challenges arise.

This session helps children learn to:

✔ Understand that change is a normal part of life

✔ Recognise that people can feel differently about the same change

✔ Understand that disappointment is a normal feeling

✔ Identify thoughts, feelings and behaviours linked to disappointment

✔ Learn simple ways to cope when things do not go to plan

✔ Explore the difference between stuck thinking and flexible thinking

✔ Practise Plan B problem-solving skills

✔ Learn what resilience means in a child-friendly way

✔ Practise calming strategies to manage frustration and big feelings

✔ Understand that mistakes help us learn and grow

✔ Build confidence in trying again after setbacks

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

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 5–8 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.