Nurturing Resilience in Children Living with Family Substance Use Disorder Through Storytelling

Did you know that close to one in four children come from households with substance use disorder? Despite this statistic, few resources are available for early educators to tackle this very important reality of working with our youngest and most vulnerable children. In this episode, Stephanie Goloway, Professor of Early Education at the Community College of Allegheny in Pennsylvania, gives us insight to the importance of storytelling to develop resilience in young children by building relationships, encouraging initiative and promoting self-regulation. Resources mentioned: “Ordinary Magic on the Developmental Road to Resilience" by Dr. Ann Masten Harvard University Center for the Developing Child Vivian Paley books Imagination on the Move