Building Resilience with Military Families

The Building Resilience with Military Families programme is being delivered by Bounce Forward, a charity dedicated and passionate about resilience. The programme is fully funded by the Armed Forces Covenant Trust Fund.

Helping Parents and Children Living in Military Communities To Thrive 

We are more than military spouses, parents, children we are human beings and who we are matters. Mental fitness is as important as physical fitness and advances in neuroscience mean we understand so much more about how to look after ourselves psychologically.

There are many benefits of military life; seeing more of the world, meeting new people, being part of something that makes a real difference in the world. Along with the benefits, as in all aspects of life, there are downsides, feeling isolated from your extended family and friends, regular moves, lack of independence. Having the time and space to remember who you are within the world, that sense of self is key.

Building Resilience with Military Families has been designed to support armed forces families to develop the skills, knowledge and strategies drawn from the science of resilience. The programme for parents starts with personal resilience, how to look after yourself, building self-awareness about what might be getting in the way, and helping parents notice what is going well and identifying strengths.

The programme also provides resources that can be used at home and in the community to enable children to learn the ideas in a practical, fun way. You teach your children how to cross the road, how to tie their shoelaces, this course will help you teach them to learn how to deal with uncertainty and develop emotional resilience.

You want to support your children grow and develop with the resilience they need to not only face the setbacks that inevitably will come (and not just pandemics), but also be able to thrive in life. Raise Resilience will help you do just that.

Fully funded by The Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust

Six, 1 hour sessions from 2000 – 2100 GMT:

Wednesday’s, starting 20th April, then 27th April, 4th, 11th, 18th & 25th May

Thursday’s, starting 2nd June, then 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th June & 7th July

Please select the dates that work best for you. We want you to join us live, but if for any reasons you are unable to attend live you can watch the missed session on-demand. 

Full details and how to book can be found at the  link: Building Resilience with Military families