Youth Advocacy
Youth Advocacy
Year 3, Week 41 (179 total reports)
04.10.2023-10.10.2023
REVIEW and ANNOUNCEMENTS
Advocating for young people and increasing their mental well-being in a time of rising child poverty and a leadership vacuum.
Best Links of The Week
10.10.2023
Good Question: What’s Behind the Spike in Child Poverty in the U.S.?
https://apple.news/AgecFh8HzT92OW4gF6hGdDQ
While the very, very rich have been amassing gross amounts of lucre that couldn’t possibly be spent in their lifetimes (unless buying Twitter or flying to space in search of eternal “being-ness”), governments worldwide have been starving children. Policies created by power-hungry politicians, like Joe Manchin, have left children with their education and basic needs unfunded. The leaders who have taken over our institutions are not only amoral, but also unable to function in their own governance. The minority that currently controls the financial, political, media, and judicial systems are doing everything possible to prevent democracy from growing and the only solution is a tidal wave of voters in future elections. More power to GOP-hated leaders like Taylor Swift and Travis Kelcie and their drive to encourage voters to register and make their voices heard.
09.10.2023
A Break Down of Thought Disorders and Signs of Recognition
This is an adept layperson’s guide to thought disorders. Please don’t use it for self-diagnosis or diagnosing others, leave that to professionals. But it is a good place to start if you recognize mental health issues in yourself or those around you.
08.10.2023
The No. 1 key to a happier, longer life—'that younger people don't' know, according to the oldest and 'wisest' Americans
https://apple.news/AiB8ukJ6RTW6aipBsYw2LyQ
I began reading this article with a sense of irony, but found I really enjoyed the concepts it was discussing. Since then, I have been sharing it with a number of close friends, which is why I want to share it with you and hope you will share it with others.
07.10.2023
Eight Ways to Banish Misery
https://apple.news/AS-BRXi5cRsuRSUAm95xLkw
This article has a wealth of information based upon the insights of Nobel Prize winner, Betrand Russell. There is a lot to uncover here and my favorite author (Arthur C. Brooks) from my favorite reading source, “The Atlantic,” is well-suited to peel back the layers of Russell’s insights in an understandable—and somewhat brief—manner.
06.10.2023
The Red Pill of Humility
https://apple.news/AMNGzDubKTnmJuNwI-c5Fuw
This second Arthur C. Brooks article from The Atlantic is based upon the Matrix concept of the Red Pill and the Blue Pill, Neo’s choice of reality or blissful unconsciousness.
05.10.2023
Adults have a lot to say about book bans — but what about kids?
https://www.npr.org/2023/10/04/1203277224/kids-on-book-bans-during-banned-books-week
Thank you, NPR, for taking the time to view the adult idiocy of book banning from a child’s perspective, after all, they are the long-term victims here. When children do not have access to alternative and diverse opinions, they become closed-minded fundamentalists. But then again, what other kind of people do MAGA followers and Conservative Evangelicals desire in their dystopian view of the future?
04.10.2023
Emotional Intelligence: The Skill That May Be More Important Than IQ in Achieving Success
https://www.rd.com/article/what-is-emotional-intelligence/
For decades, research has shown us that people who have the most well-being and influential lives are people who have had assistance developing their Emotional Quotient. Even with the most rigorous standards of education, IQ is nearly impossible to raise by even a few points. Alternatively, increasing EQ is almost limitless.
This Week’s Links
10.10.2023
Good Question: What’s Behind the Spike in Child Poverty in the U.S.?
https://apple.news/AgecFh8HzT92OW4gF6hGdDQ
A surprisingly radical proposal: Make people happier — not just wealthier and healthier
https://apple.news/AmOCVBgQPR7qAFT_MX2z89w
How to Love Every Day
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cravings/202310/how-to-love-every-day
Moms for Liberty meets its match: Parents in this swing suburban district are fighting back
Scholastic Book Fair allegedly bows to censorship
https://boingboing.net/2023/10/09/scholastic-book-fair-allegedly-bows-to-censorship.html
5 Small Things You Can Do Every Day To Make A Big Difference To Someone Else
https://www.yourtango.com/self/small-things-can-do-every-day-make-big-difference-someone-else
14 simple things you can do today to boost your mental health
https://www.stylist.co.uk/health/mental-health/simple-steps-boost-mental-health/829191
The ecological and evolutionary consequences of systemic racism in urban environments
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aay4497
09.10.2023
A Break Down of Thought Disorders and Signs of Recognition
12 Phrases To Use When Someone Is 'Talking Down' to You—and Why They Work, According to Psychologists
https://parade.com/living/how-to-respond-to-condescending-people-according-to-psychologists
10 Ways To Stand Your Ground With A Narcissist
https://www.yourtango.com/self/ways-stand-ground-with-narcissist
The right is getting weirder about sex
https://www.salon.com/2023/10/09/the-right-is-getting-weirder-about/
In a new picture book for kids, a lot of random stuff gets banned
08.10.2023
The No. 1 key to a happier, longer life—'that younger people don't' know, according to the oldest and 'wisest' Americans
https://apple.news/AiB8ukJ6RTW6aipBsYw2LyQ
A Break Down of Thought Disorders and Signs of Recognition
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, and the Calls to Save Democracy from Trump
https://themessenger.com/opinion/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-nfl-ratings-social-media-trump
11 Things an Emotionally Intelligent Boss Says
Right-Wing PragerU Material Can Now Appear in Montana Textbooks
https://www.thedailybeast.com/right-wing-prageru-material-can-now-appear-in-montana-textbooks
07.10.2023
Eight Ways to Banish Misery
https://apple.news/AS-BRXi5cRsuRSUAm95xLkw
30 Pics About Billionaires And The Wealth Gap That Show Just How Infuriatingly Unfair The World Is
https://www.boredpanda.com/facts-about-billionaires-and-the-wealth-gap/
‘The endgame of election denial is that we shouldn't have elections’: Authoritarianism expert
Pope Francis delivers a message of despair in ‘Laudate Deum.’ We ignore it at our peril.
https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2023/10/06/laudate-deum-francis-warning-246228
Going Though A Hard Time? Here Are 8 Practices For Healing, From An Intuitive
https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/8-healing-practices-for-hard-times-from-an-intuitive
06.10.2023
The Red Pill of Humility
https://apple.news/AMNGzDubKTnmJuNwI-c5Fuw
Nothing defines America’s social divide like a college education
https://apple.news/AXAjFzA2EQXqpfD96pg5dNw
Seeing Others: How Recognition Works and How it Can Help us Heal a Divided World
New Report: School Shootings Spawned ‘Digital Dystopia’ of Student Surveillance
Students fight to defend school against takeover by fringe religious ideology
There Are 8 Types of Intelligence: Which One Is Your Strength?
https://www.rd.com/article/types-of-intelligence/
4 myths holding women back at work: ‘Our data is super, super clear,’ says Sheryl Sandberg
05.10.2023
Adults have a lot to say about book bans — but what about kids?
https://www.npr.org/2023/10/04/1203277224/kids-on-book-bans-during-banned-books-week
Banned Books Week serves as a reminder about GOP censorship
What Work Will Look Like in the Future, According to 5 New Books
https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/work-will-look-like-future-according-5-new-books/45342/
11 Most Banned Books by Schools So Far This Year
https://www.advocate.com/books/11-most-banned-books
Volodymyr Zelenskyy Has a Message for Americans About Democracy
Know Your (Queer) History
https://apple.news/A841ELkLWRzK7IelBWpvpOA
The No. 1 phrase people who are good at small talk always use, says Stanford public speaking expert
15 Worst Cities for Women To Live and Work
https://wealthofgeeks.com/worst-cities-for-women-to-live-and-work/
04.10.2023
Emotional Intelligence: The Skill That May Be More Important Than IQ in Achieving Success
https://www.rd.com/article/what-is-emotional-intelligence/
Pete Buttigieg slams Donald Trump for calling for general’s execution