Beyond the Report Card: Raising Resilient, Emotionally Intelligent Kids and Teens

9 February 2026

- 6pm SAST | 4am AEDT | 4pm GMT

- Live on Zoom + Replay available

After decades of working with children, families, and schools, I’ve seen the same pattern repeat itself:

Children don’t struggle because they aren’t capable.
They struggle when pressure overtakes safety, when fear replaces curiosity, and when their internal world is misunderstood.

Marks capture a moment in time.
What determines how a child copes, learns, recovers, and grows lives far deeper than a report.

In this masterclass, I share how to support children in ways that strengthen confidence, emotional intelligence, and resilience - so they can meet challenge without collapsing under it.

This work is grounded in lived experience, real classrooms, real families, and years of watching what truly helps children settle, engage, and thrive.

By the end of this masterclass, you’ll understand how to:

✨ create emotional safety that allows learning to happen more naturally

✨ recognise when stress is interfering with concentration, memory, and motivation

✨ respond to emotional overwhelm in ways that calm rather than escalate

✨ support children through disappointment, reports, and setbacks with steadiness

✨ build resilience through everyday interactions, not crisis moments

✨ speak about effort, progress, and growth without triggering fear or shame

You’ll leave with practical tools and language you can use immediately - at home or in the classroom - to support learning without pressure taking the lead.

I’ll guide you through the core principles I use in my work with children and schools, including how to:

✅ help children understand what’s happening inside them

✅ strengthen connection as a foundation for resilience

✅ support emotional regulation across different ages

✅ grow confidence that isn’t dependent on marks

✅ stay present through challenge instead of removing it

✅ create environments where children feel safe enough to try again

This session is designed for:

- parents who want to support their children without anxiety driving the process
- teachers and school leaders preparing for the year ahead
- caregivers navigating school-related stress, big emotions, or worry
- anyone wanting a calmer, more effective way to support learning and growth