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This video discusses how childhood experiences shape the way children deal with challenges throughout their lives.

Positive experiences help children build a strong foundation, which means they are less affected by challenges and stress later in life. Meanwhile negative childhood experiences can make them more sensitive to stress, making it more challenging for them to manage emotions.

Healthy brain development in childhood, with a solid foundation of positive experiences will allow them to build resilience and make it easier to create healthy relationships.

Merseyside Youth Association have a website designed to help families to review their own resilience and set out a plan of action that aims to help by making practical changes to their day-to-day lives, building resilience brick-by-brick. Take a look here