Well-Being Practices
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Talking Tips
We know it’s not always easy to find the right words when things get tough. That’s why we created simple, practical guides to help parents and caregivers feel more confident starting conversations and building stronger connections with their kids.
Building Parent-Child Connection
Challenges big and small are a part of life. Children need guidance, support, and care as they navigate these challenges. Adults don’t always know what to say or even what to do. These talking tips can be helpful for you to connect with your child, learn about their experience, and help them to cope.
5 Questions to Help Children Open Up
These gentle questions can help children feel safe sharing their thoughts, feelings, andexperiences. Try them during one-on-one moments—like a walk, car ride, or bedtime—and listen with care.
For resources about talking about scary and sad events, please visit the CRW Resource Hub.
Organizational Resources
If you’d like to learn more about the broader work our Let’s Connect® team does, please check out the resources below to learn more about our team’s work at the Center for Resilience and Well-Being at the University of Colorado and our work with K-12 schools with Let’s Connect’s sister program, RISE!
Center for Resilience + Well-Being (CRW)
The Center for Resilience and Well-Being at the University of Colorado Boulder is a team of f educators, psychologists and social workers who care deeply about young people and the adults who support their development.
We work in collaboration with other researchers and practitioners in the field to design, implement, evaluate and disseminate effective prevention and intervention programs for families, schools and communities.
These program include Let’s Connect, RISE, and other evidence-based programs and community collaborations. Please click the link to learn more about our team and the work we do!
CREATING STRONGER CONNECTIONS IN SCHOOLS
RISE is an adult-centered, trauma-responsive prevention program for K–12 schools, developed by the University of Colorado Boulder’s Center for Resilience + Well-Being. RISE helps build educator social-emotional skills, create intentional environments, and strengthen safe, supportive relationships to foster resilience and well-being for everyone at school.
The program includes professional development sessions, small group workshops, and individual coaching.
Let’s Connect was first developed with children and individual families, then adapted for group settings—and later extended to K–12 educators through RISE.