Psychological resiliency is the ability to protect yourself psychologically and grow from experiences. In deference to what has been said about young performers, what I have found after many years of advising the Screen Actors Guild Young Performer Committee is that many young performers grow from their experience of being involved in this industry if parents groomed the situations correctly and used experiences in a helpful, healthy manner.
As such, I hope this article provides parents with some basic tips to help build resiliency in your child actor, whether they continue with industry-related careers or not.
1. Take advantage of growth opportunities. While driving your child to auditions, talk about their expectations and be sure to set realistic expectations. It’s important to stress that getting a role often has absolutely nothing to do with things your child can control. In other words, he or she may be doing everything right but they still might not get picked. Maybe your son is too tall or not tall enough. Maybe your daughter is blonde but they decide they want a redhead. Even a flawless audition can’t change your child’s height or hair color.
That said, if there is an area that can be
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