Children's Partnership

17/01/2026

Children develop resilience when they experience:
✔ manageable challenges
✔ shared problem-solving
✔ emotional safety

Growth happens with an adult, not away from one.

16/01/2026

Resilience grows when children experience manageable challenges while feeling emotionally safe with a trusted adult. In RDI®, adults intentionally slow down, guide rather than direct, and share moments of uncertainty with the child. This helps children learn that challenges are not threats, but opportunities to think, adapt, and recover.

Instead of rushing to fix or protect, caregivers support children to:

tolerate frustration

reflect on what happened

adjust their approach

try again with confidence

Over time, these repeated experiences build emotional regulation, flexible thinking, and trust in one’s own ability to cope. The child internalises the message: “I may not know yet—but I can figure it out, and I am not alone.”

From an RDI® perspective, resilience is the outcome of guided participation, shared problem-solving, and secure relationships—laying the foundation for lifelong adaptability and emotional strength.

15/01/2026

Many children struggle not because they aren’t capable
but because they are overwhelmed, rushed, or over-supported.

RDI® focuses on how children develop, not just what they can do.

Join me for a free online session introducing the Relationship Development Intervention® approach and how it supports:
• emotional regulation
• flexible thinking
• resilience and independence

📅 23 January 2026 (Friday)
🕗 8:00 – 9:00 PM SGT
📍 Online

🔗 Register: https://tinyurl.com/KickstartRDI

14/01/2026

Children don’t build courage when everything goes smoothly.
They build it when they feel supported through disappointment, frustration, and uncertainty.

Hard moments are not failures.
They are opportunities for growth—when a trusted adult stays close.

💛 Courage grows in connection.

11/01/2026

Parents often ask, Will this really matter in the long run?

In Episode 6, young adults who grew up with RDI® share how early relational experiences shaped who they are today in friendships, decision-making, and independence.

A meaningful reminder that relationship-based work is an investment in a child’s future self.

This is an episode not to be missed. Watch it on
🎧 Spotify → https://tinyurl.com/SharedstepsRDIpodcast
▶️ YouTube → https://tinyurl.com/YouTube-CP

10/01/2026

Not knowing every answer doesn’t mean we’ve failed as parents.
It means we’ve given our children something far more important: the ability to pause, reflect, adapt, and trust themselves when life feels unclear.

This is what relationship-based work builds over time.
Not perfection. Not certainty.
But confidence in the face of the unknown.

🎧 Watch the full conversation in Episode 6
Spotify → https://tinyurl.com/SharedstepsRDIpodcast
YouTube → https://tinyurl.com/YouTube-CP

10/01/2026

“It will be a long process, but there’s no rush.”

In this reflection, a young adult shares what stayed with him most: patience, slowing down, and learning to appreciate small successes along the way.

Not everything is about reaching an outcome quickly. Sometimes, what matters most is how you get there and whether the relationship stays intact and strong throughout the journey.

This is the heart of relationship-based work: honouring the process, protecting connection, and trusting that growth unfolds over time.

Watch the full conversation in Episode 6: Growing Up with RDI®
🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/SharedstepsRDIpodcast
▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/YouTube-CP

10/01/2026

09/01/2026

Episode 6 is now live. ✨
“I didn’t realise it then, but those moments stayed with me.”

A powerful conversation with young adults reflecting on what growing up with RDI® gave them: connection, confidence, and the ability to face life with support.

🎧 Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/SharedstepsRDIpodcast
▶️ YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/YouTube-CP

09/01/2026

Many children struggle not because they aren’t capable
but because they are overwhelmed, rushed, or over-supported.

RDI® focuses on how children develop, not just what they can do.

Join me for a free online session introducing the Relationship Development Intervention® approach and how it supports:
• emotional regulation
• flexible thinking
• resilience and independence

For parents, educators, and professionals who want to move beyond behaviour and support real developmental growth

📅 23 January 2026 (Friday)
🕗 8:00 – 9:00 PM SGT
📍 Online

🔗 Register: https://tinyurl.com/KickstartRDI