Conclusions
It is surely reassuring to know that children develop as a result of maturation a range of coping skills that enable then to manage their emotions that arise from different adverse circumstances. However, research into individual differences amongst children of the same age reveals a range of differences. Children with lower levels of development of emotional resilience have been found to at greater risk for poor educational achievement than children with higher levels of development (e.g., Bernard, 2004c). Intervention and prevention programs based on principles and practices of REBT that include a range of adaptive emotional regulation strategies hold the promise of influencing the developmental trajectories of “at risk” young people.
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Bernard, M.E., Pires, D. (2006). Emotional Resilience in Children and Adolescence: Implications for Rational-Emotive Behavior Therapy. In: Ellis, A., Bernard, M.E. (eds) Rational Emotive Behavioral Approaches to Childhood Disorders. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-26375-6_5
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