Happily Ever Resilient:
Using Fairy Tales to Nurture Children Through Adversity
In Happily Ever Resilient Dr. Stephanie Goloway uses current trauma research and beloved multicultural variants of classic children's fairytales to create joyful, playful learning experiences for young children.
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What Readers Say
“Brilliantly crafted, here’s a treasure trove of fun and simple activities, such as play, the arts, movement, and storytelling to make a real difference in children’s lives.”
— Jerry Moe, MA
Emeritus National Director of Children’s Programs, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
“With a woosh of her wand and a trail of glitter, Stephanie Goloway transforms the classic fairy tales into tools for learning and emotional support.”
— Laura J Colker, EdD
Co-author of Trauma and Young Children, Making Lemonade, and The Creative Curriculum for Preschool
All children deserve the tools to fight off whatever dragons they encounter and move happily through life!
This book explores the “ordinary magic” of resilience and offers a treasure chest of classroom-tested ideas that build resilience as children explore popular fairytales, storytelling and play!
Each chapter includes four sections:
Story Magic
Using a fairy tale and its multicultural variants as an example, this section explores how the story connects with the protective factors of resilience, and suggestions for storytelling and storyacting.
Caring Magic
Using the fair tale story as a starting place, this section delves into activities that help children make connections with each other and adults in their lives.
Doing Magic
Incorporating suggestions for adapting classroom learning centers, this sections explores ways to support children’s engagement with both the fairytale and resilience, along with showcasing projects that promote initiative and executive functions.
Superpower Magic
Full of activities, songs, and games, this section helps you use these stories to foster self-regulation and calm, integrated transitions and routines in your classroom environment.