Why do we want to empower children to be resilient and respectful?

We want young children to develop resilience and respect because these skills help them to build positive relationships, manage challenges and become confident, independent learners. 

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Resilience helps children cope with setbacks, manage their emotions, solve problems and keep trying when faced with challenges. Developing resilience in the early years gives children the confidence to face new experiences and learn from their mistakes. 

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Respect helps children understand the feelings, needs and differences of others. It supports positive relationships, encourages kindness and cooperation and helps children learn to listen, share, take turns and value different perspectives. 

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Together resilience and respect help children to develop the emotional and social skills they need to thrive, both in the early years and throughout their lives. 

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How do we achieve this at Horfield Welly Pre-school?

• Staff model respectful behaviour by being kind, listening carefully to others and treating everyone fairly

• We have simple rules for children to follow and support their understanding of these through visuals.

• We help children to recognise a range of emotions and strategies they can use to manage these effectively

• We celebrate diversity through our resources and celebrations

• We provide the children with challenges 

• We praise children’s efforts and perseverance allowing uninterrupted time to persist

• We encourage problem solving e.g ‘What could you try next?’ 

• We build positive relationships with children so they feel confident to give things a try in a safe environment

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How will this be demonstrated by the children?​

Respectful behaviours:

Children will demonstrate respectful behaviours following the Welly rules. They will say/sign please and thank you when appropriate. They will take turns and share with their peers. Staff understand that young children are not being deliberately disrespectful and will support them using the strategies above to develop these skills.

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Resilience: 

Children will demonstrate resilience by trying new things and ‘having a go’ when something doesn’t work. They will start to name their emotions and will implement strategies to manage these when necessary. Children will ask for help when needed and will celebrate their achievements. 

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