RESET: Resilient Kids
Equip Your Child with Lifelong Mental Health Skills
Growing up today is genuinely harder than ever before. Between social media pressures, academic stress, and information overload, today’s kids face challenges no previous generation has navigated.
RESET: Resilient Kids programs are developed by registered psychologists and educators who teach your child strategies matched to their stage of development – neuroscience-based skills that build true resilience. Resilience is a skill that can be taught. Teaching these skills early on is a protective measure that will benefit them throughout their life. And because the programs were co-developed and piloted with kids and teens, you can trust it’s built to actually engage yours.
We offer three different programs for various age ranges:
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Why RESET: Resilient Kids?
Your child deserves the tools to thrive.
1 in 4 Edmonton youth struggles with mental health challenges. Between ages 5-18, your child will face stress, overwhelming emotions, friendship challenges, and major life transitions. Our RESET programs are here to help kids and teens learn how to manage these experiences.
What Makes RESET Different
- Expert-Led: Developed and led by registered psychologists with specialized training in child and youth mental health.
- Evidence-Based: Grounded in neuroscience and proven clinical approaches, not trends or quick fixes.
- Age-Appropriate: Three distinct programs tailored specifically to your child’s developmental stage and the challenges they face, delivered in a way that’s engaging for them.
- Built With Youth, For Youth: Our programs were co-developed and piloted with youth and teens to guarantee the content is relevant, relatable, and something kids actually engage with.
- Skills-Focused: Teaches practical techniques (emotional regulation, boundary setting, stress management) kids can use immediately.
- Group Learning + Peer Support: Small groups create community and normalize mental health learning.
- Parent Connection: Stay informed through regular updates. Parents can also take RESET: Raising Resilient Kids or RESET: Journey to Recovery to learn similar concepts alongside your child.
- Insurance-Friendly: Many extended health plans cover programs led by registered psychologists. Direct billing available to many providers.
Our RESET: Resilient Kids Programs
RESET: Detectives (Ages 5 – 9)
Become an Expert at Understanding Your Feelings
Your younger child will learn to “detect” what their body and brain are telling them through engaging, age-appropriate activities.
What they’ll learn:
- How to recognize feelings in their body (feelings aren’t just in your head!)
- Brain science basics: how their brain sends messages
- The “Name It to Tame It” skill for managing big emotions
- TIPP techniques for self-regulation
- What boundaries are and how to recognize when they’re crossed
- How to be their own “best bud”
Program structure: 5 sessions, typically run as a week-long camp
Skills taught: Body awareness, emotional identification, self-regulation, basic boundaries
RESET: Explorers (Ages 10 – 12)
Navigate Life on Your Own Terms
Your tween will learn essential skills as they prepare for the transition to junior high, a common time for peer relationships to intensify and independence to grow.
What they’ll learn:
- How adversity and stress affect their mind and body
- How to practice mindfulness and be present
- How to avoid “thinking traps” that make situations worse
- How to respect their own limits and boundaries
- How to navigate the “shame swamp” and build self-compassion
- How to become their own best friend
- Emotional regulation during “stormy weather” (anxiety, depression)
Program structure: 5 sessions, typically run as a week-long camp
Skills taught: Emotional regulation, boundary setting, self-validation, managing anxiety and depression, mindfulness
RESET: Expedition (Ages 13 – 17)
Build Mental Health Competencies for the Teenage Years
Your teen will gain advanced resilience skills precisely when they need them most during the challenging junior high and high school years.
What they’ll learn:
- Understanding trauma, adversity, and toxic stress
- Advanced emotional regulation strategies
- Healthy relationship skills and communication
- How to develop personal boundaries and identity
- How to manage peer pressure and social challenges
- Self-care strategies and stress management
- How to take “100% self response-ability” for their wellbeing
Program structure: 10 weekly sessions, running after-school or in the evening
Skills taught: Advanced emotional regulation, trauma awareness, healthy relationships, identity work, self-responsibility
Ready to Join Us?
Next session: TBD
Give your child the mental health skills they’ll use for life.
Many extended health benefit plans provide coverage for programs led by registered psychologists. Contact us to discuss insurance and payment options.
Interested in bringing RESET to your school or organization?
Frequently Asked Questions
How is this different from school counseling?
School counselors provide valuable support but are stretched thin (1:583 student ratio in Alberta). RESET offers specialized, evidence-based group programming led by registered psychologists, teaching preventive skills to all participants.
Will my child be singled out?
No. RESET is a group program designed for all children who want to build resilience skills in a fun way. It’s preventive mental health education, not therapy. Many children participate because their parents want them to have these skills proactively.
What if my child is already in therapy?
RESET complements individual therapy by teaching practical skills in a group setting. Many therapists encourage their young clients to participate in skill-building programs like RESET.
Is this just for kids with problems?
Absolutely not. RESET teaches skills all kids benefit from. These are foundational life skills for managing emotions, stress, relationships, and challenges.
What if my child is shy or anxious about group settings?
Our RESET facilitators are experienced in creating safe, welcoming environments. Group sizes are kept manageable, and activities are designed to meet kids where they are.
How will I know what my child is learning?
We provide regular updates throughout the program. You can also take RESET: Raising Resilient Kids yourself to learn similar concepts at an adult level.
Does my child need to attend all sessions?
We strongly recommend they do. The programs build progressively, with each session creating the foundation for the next. Full attendance ensures your child gains the complete benefit.
Will my insurance cover this?
Many extended health benefit plans cover programs led by registered psychologists. We provide receipts suitable for insurance submission and offer direct billing where available. Contact us to discuss your specific plan.
What’s the difference between Detectives, Explorers, and Expedition?
Each program is designed for specific developmental stages and challenges:
Detectives (Ages 5-9): Foundation skills, body awareness, basic emotions
Explorers (Ages 10-12): Life transitions, boundary work, managing anxiety
Expedition (Ages 13-17): Advanced skills, identity development, peer relationships
Can siblings in different grades both participate?
Yes! If programs for multiple age groups are running at the same time, siblings can each participate in their age-appropriate program.
What happens if my child misses a session?
We strongly recommend attending every session, as they are not recorded for privacy purposes. If your child has missed a day or you know they will be unavailable for an upcoming session, please contact us to go through the options available to catch them up.
My child has ADHD/anxiety/autism. Will this work for them?
These evidence-based skills support all children, especially those facing additional challenges. Our registered psychologists are experienced in adapting content to meet diverse needs.
Is this a one-time program or ongoing?
Programs run in cohorts as either half-day sessions for one week, or as 10 weekly sessions.
What does evidence-based actually mean?
Evidence-based programming means RESET’s content and methodologies are grounded in peer-reviewed psychological research and proven clinical practice. Our programs integrate established therapeutic approaches including:
– Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) principles
– Trauma-informed care frameworks
– Neurobiological research on stress and resilience
– Attachment theory and relational neuroscience
– Evidence-based emotion regulation strategies
Developed by registered psychologists and continuously evaluated through participant outcome data, RESET programs meet the highest standards for clinical intervention. We don’t just teach concepts that sound helpful. We teach skills that research has consistently shown to improve mental health outcomes.
