IGS The Ultimo Series 2025

Supporting Your Child's Emotional Resilience

5.45pm Wednesday 22 October 2025

For our fourth and final lecture of 2025, Psychologist Marina Bailey,  presents Supporting Your Child's Emotional Resilience.

About Psychologist Marina Bailey

Marina Bailey is a registered Psychologist, Member of the Australian Psychological Society, and Board Approved Supervisor with over 30 years’ experience. Since graduating from the University of Sydney in 1986, she has worked extensively with families, educators, and health professionals in Australia and internationally, specialising in autism, positive behaviour support, trauma, and child and family resilience. A strong advocate for person- and family-centred practice, Marina is widely recognised for her work in fostering authentic inclusion, delivering workshops and capacity building programs, and consulting to organisations.

About the Lecture

One of the greatest gifts we can give our children is emotional resilience – the power to "ride through" adversity. But how can we help children cultivate skills in this area to build grit and tenacity, confidence and self-esteem and overall good mental health? Psychologist Marina Bailey has more than 30 years' experience working in schools to build emotional resilience, so that children can transition into future school settings with ease and better manage the normal ups and downs of life inside and outside school.

This workshop is designed to help parents of young children build their children's emotional resilience, so they can transition into future school settings with ease and better manage the normal ups and downs of school life. The workshop will highlight the skills associated with resilience and the importance of building strong and secure hild/parent connection, social and emotional skills and having opportunities to practice and strengthen these skills so they act as protective factors later in life. These skills are critical to building grit and tenacity, confidence and self – esteem and good mental health. The workshop will also outline:

• Establishing a strong secure connection with your child

• The importance of communication, social and emotional regulation skills

• Setting limits

• Supporting Behaviour, especially when children are behaving in a way we don’t like

• Managing screen time, sleep and downtime

• Supporting emotional regulation so they can “lean into discomfort” and do challenging things when needed

• Working in partnership with teachers

About The Ultimo Series

The Ultimo Series at IGS fosters meaningful conversations about contemporary issues, equipping students, parents, educators and the Community with insights to navigate the evolving world. Hosted by Thom Marchbank Deputy Principal Academic, this exclusive lecture series brings together leading experts to explore critical issues shaping our world. Engage with renowned thought leaders, participate in dynamic Q&A sessions, and connect with a Community passionate about knowledge, diversity and growth. This is more than just a lecture – it’s an opportunity to expand your perspective and be part of meaningful conversations.

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