RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, RESILIENCE

Deborah Gilboa, MD

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KID BRAINS

•Temperament• Content-free• Genetic• Biologic•Character• Content-rich• Culture-based• Experience-dependent

MOVING TARGETS• Character predictors

in children/teens• Gratitude• Curiosity• Grit• Self-control

• Culture-based• Experiential learning

THE 3 “R’s” KIDS REALLY NEED Respect

CONFIDENCE, gratitude, curiousity

Responsibility COMPETENCE, self-control

Resilience RELATIONSHIPS, grit

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CHANGING CAMPERS' LIVES 4 tricks

1 Doing it… 2 Finding it…

3 Naming it… 4 Praising it!

RESPECT WHAT IS IT?• Recognizing worth • Showing regard • Impossible to give

if you don’t have any

• Crucial for success.

RESPECT INGREDIENTS• Oneself – Needs– Personality– Obligations

• Others’– Roles– Differences– Priorities

Boundaries!

RESPECT CAMP TEACHES IT•Participation•Communication•Camp names•Physical boundaries•Body Language•Privacy

•Meet obligations•Reliable•Dependable•Initiative!

RESPONSIBILITYWHAT IS IT?

RESPONSIBILITYINGREDIENTS1. Notice the task.2. Show initiative. "How can I help?"3. Do the job.4. Complete it well.5. Check back in. "What else can I do?"

RESPONSIBILITYCAMP TEACHES IT•Individual tasks•Group tasks•Activities•Routine•Disruption•Emergencies

The ability to RECOVER from ADVERSITY!• What do we know?– Hard things happen.– There are always choices to be made.– Feelings change over time.– Recovery requires tools and experience.

• What do people need?PRACTICE.

RESILENCEWHAT IS IT?

RESILENCEINGREDIENTS1. Build trust.2. Accept emotions.3. Move toward

action.4. Guide THEIR plan.

RESILIENCECAMP TEACHES IT Life lesson. Choices, within

limits. Risk-taking Resources!

TEEN/KID BRAIN INTERACTIONCollege-age students possess a completely different kind of authority than do parents, and they put it to good use getting children to set tables, make beds, keep track of their clothes, take showers, take turns and, more important, take risks and accept challenges that would melt parents into a puddle of anxious empathy. These young adults often teach complex, challenging life-and-death skills: sailing, horseback riding, rock climbing, whitewater kayaking and survival techniques. They also teach character and community, caring and sacrifice. 

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