build up the next generation
After delivering hundreds of keynotes and workshops on resilience, Tim Curtis kept hearing the same heartfelt question from parents, teachers, coaches, aunts, uncles, and grandparents:
“This is brilliant for us adults—but how do we apply it to our kids?”
There was clearly a gap in the literature, so Tim set out to find the answer. That mission led to the writing of Building Resilient Kids—a powerful, evidence-informed guide that sits firmly within the proven ecosystem of The Resilience Shield. It’s the next logical step in helping our next generation develop the skills and mindset to thrive.
And it proves our core belief:
Resilience really does vary by degree, and not kind.
Maggie Dent, Bestselling Author | Parenting Educator | Podcast Host
“Tim Curtis is a man who really knows about resilience and in Building Resilient Kids he dives deeply into the subject using research, true stories together with insights gained from his life in the armed forces. Building Resilient Kids will be an excellent guide for parents, educators, and community members to help all kids come to thrive despite moments of adversity and challenge.”
about the book
Drawing on decades of resilience-focused work and peer-reviewed research alongside the evidence based the Resilience Shield model, Tim Curtis delivers a practical, real-world roadmap to help protect kids from the modern epidemics of stress, anxiety, and depression.
In Building Resilient Kids, Tim curates the best of cutting-edge science, leading childhood professionals, and the wisdom of lived experience—blending evidence and empathy into a toolkit parents, carers, coaches and educators can actually use.
You’ll walk away with knowledge, confidence, and tangible techniques to raise kind, capable, confident and physically and mentally tough young humans—kids who can face life’s inevitable challenges and grow into high-functioning, contributing members of society.
Dr Sarah Jefferson, Associate Director | High Achieving Teachers | Edith Cowan University
“A precious rarity – an educative handbook and an utterly absorbing read. Curtis’s book is a must have for parents, educators and young people. Crafted as the ultimate guide on resilience building for young people, it is also the most precious of things, a love letter to his own children.”
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Presentations
Powerful, high-impact and practical talks to inspire, entertain and educate.
workshops
Interactive, applied sessions for parents, carers, coaches, educators, and teams.
camps & retreats
Immersive experiences designed to build resilient kids through connection, challenge, and reflection. We can deliver these within an existing curriculum, or you can engage us to facilitate the entire event.
Resources
about the author
Tim Curtis’s understanding of resilience was forged through a life of constant adaptation. Growing up in a military family meant new cities, schools, friends—and a front-row seat to change and challenge.
Later, 16 years in the military including time with the elite SAS Regiment, followed by leading in foreign and complex environments, gave him a rare lens on human performance, stress, and the power of strong families and communities.
He’s not a schoolteacher. Not a child psychologist. Not an academic.
Instead, Tim brings no professional bias—only a burning curiosity and deep respect for the experts. That’s why Building Resilient Kids is grounded in what works: rigorous research, expert interviews, and lived experience—all filtered through the eyes of a curious dad who admits he’s still learning too.
