Youth Advocacy
Youth Advocacy
Year 3, Week 15 (205 total reports)
03.04.2023-09.03.2024
REVIEW and ANNOUNCEMENTS
Advocating for young people as Trump and the Far Right seek to exhaust rationale people and create a false narrative undermining both the constitution and laws of conscience.
Special Adolescent Care Link of the Week
Why You Should Stop Worrying About Your Parenting
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/parenting-anxiety-happiness-children/677960/
This article is liberating for adults who constantly—or even just often—worry about how children will turn out as adults. It reminds us to focus on the basics and to identify what those basics are.
Best Links of The Week
09.04.2024
None of This Is Normal
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/donald-trump-2024-election-none-of-this-is-normal
Two things that are very important to keep in mind at this time are 1) the political tactics of Trump and the Far Right are NOT normal, and 2) we must continue to challenge the behavior rather than succumb to it. This article does a good job at analyzing what is NOT normal about the political and social landscape today.
08.04.2024
New effort to "inoculate" U.S. voters against AI misinformation
https://www.axios.com/2024/04/08/election-misinformation-ai-ads
With MAGA-Right science deniers like Marjorie Taylor-Greene telling us that earthquakes and eclipses are signs that God is fed up with us, it seems we sadly need more protection for those people that addictively feast upon their unsubstantiated drivel. Once again the Christian Nationalist Right rose up and told us that the eclipse would be the start of the rapture on April 8, there must be a lot of disappointed Christians this morning. Come to think of it, I bet a lot of people wish they were gone.
07.04.2024
Semicolon tattoo: Here's what it means and why it matters.
https://www.upworthy.com/have-you-seen-anyone-with-a-semicolon-tattoo-heres-what-its-about-rp3
I didn’t understand the meaningful roots of this trending tattoo until I read this article, now I’m thinking of getting one myself (it would be my first tattoo). If you’re not familiar with its significance, this is a worthwhile read.
06.04.2024
History Will Judge the Complicit
https://apple.news/Au7VVj2V0QyCgw82B7_34zg
A post I recently read and admired said, “If you wonder what you would have done when the Nazis came to power, just look at what you are doing today.”
05.04.2024
Don’t Let Trump Exhaust You
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/04/dont-let-trump-exhaust-you/677973/
Trump’s behavior is typical of a narcissist’s strategy and that of a toddler in a toy shop. Throwing constant tantrums wears down the adults in the room and gets the toddler what he/she wants. Trump is the two-year-old toddler throwing a tantrum to get all the attention in the room. I find myself wishing he could be carried out of the toy section and placed in time out until he is forced to change his strategy. Unfortunately, this will not happen as long as his cult followers and the GOP continue to support his abhorrent behavior. We must remember, the goal of a toddler is not to get approval, but to get attention.
04.04.2024
Yes, we're divided. But new AP-NORC poll shows Americans still agree on most core American values
It is easy to overlook the core values that hold Americans together (what is the norm and what truly is normal). The research in this article (and graph included) reminds us that—on a number of critical issues—Americans still share key commonalities.
03.04.2024
What Kintsugi Can Teach Us About Our Emotional Health
This article refers to a Japanese concept in healing that has major applications to those who have suffered brokenness in our world today. It has to do with mending broken vessels. Take time to read it and see how it applies to your life and the life of those you impact. Perhaps you can pursue the challenge of growing expertise in Kintsugi healing.
This Week’s Links
09.04.2024
None of This Is Normal
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/donald-trump-2024-election-none-of-this-is-normal
Conservative Christians just lost their scholarly trump card on same-sex relationships
Biden's 'border crisis' is actually an economic success story
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/biden-democrats-immigration-economy-rcna146448
Yikes: See Trump roasted and dunked on by Larry David as 'Curb' ends
This Biden/Harris ad kicks Trump where it hurts (video)
https://boingboing.net/2024/04/08/this-biden-harris-ad-kicks-trump-where-it-hurts-video.html
Star Psychologist Adam Grant Suggests Your Overall Happiness Comes Down to 1 Life-Changing Word
08.04.2024
New effort to "inoculate" U.S. voters against AI misinformation
https://www.axios.com/2024/04/08/election-misinformation-ai-ads
7 Helpful Phrases for Politely Expressing a Different Opinion, According to a Psychologist
https://parade.com/living/phrases-to-politely-express-different-opinion-according-to-psychologist
The True Cost of the Churchgoing Bust
https://apple.news/AnzdQAa6DS4OdgKrsNOascA
2 Things Not to Say to a Struggling Adult Child
Vatican blasts gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy and gender theory as threats to human dignity
https://apnews.com/article/vatican-gender-surrogacy-abortion-pope-3f84d8eb97f045b0cfb0ec1efa4e614e
07.04.2024
Semicolon tattoo: Here's what it means and why it matters.
https://www.upworthy.com/have-you-seen-anyone-with-a-semicolon-tattoo-heres-what-its-about-rp3
17 Reasons Why Traditional Education Is Being Questioned by the Next Generation
A Ukrainian Exile’s Plea to Congress
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/04/ukraine-aid-russia-congress/677976/
How To Break the Cycle of Rumination
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-now/202404/how-to-break-the-cycle-of-rumination
Mom & son create app to keep LGBTQ+ people safe
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/04/mom-son-create-app-to-keep-lgbtq-people-safe/
Kids Can’t Read Anymore. Why?
https://www.hercampus.com/school/odu/kids-cant-read-anymore-why/
Trump says going to jail for gag order violation would be a 'great honor,’ compares himself to Mandela
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/06/trump-being-jailed-for-gag-order-violation-would-be-great-honor.html
This innocent question we ask boys is putting more pressure on them than we realize
06.04.2024
History Will Judge the Complicit
https://apple.news/Au7VVj2V0QyCgw82B7_34zg
What Orwell Really Feared
https://apple.news/AJm0sfjFPRRaXlkCRO-z3JA
The Trump Two-Step
https://apple.news/AtEzuSlizQxWj9Wkd0GYHqA
Biden to Baltimore: 'Your nation has your back'
https://www.dw.com/en/biden-to-baltimore-your-nation-has-your-back/a-68755085
3 Common Side Effects of Narcissistic Parenting
Helping Boys Think Things Through Before Acting
Parents who raise successful, resilient kids never do these 5 things, experts say
Why We Need to Be Wild
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/defining-memories/202402/why-we-need-to-be-wild
05.04.2024
Don’t Let Trump Exhaust You
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/04/dont-let-trump-exhaust-you/677973/
Beyond efforts to contain Trump, his radicalized followers pose growing threat
New York state is demanding more information on Trump’s $175 million appeal bond in civil fraud case
Border Patrol must care for migrant children who wait in camps for processing, a judge says
What asylum-seekers face at the U.S. border after a grueling journey through Mexico
Star Psychologist Adam Grant Needed Just 7 Words to Explain How to Avoid Burnout and Still Be Super Successful
Her son came out. She called a gay bar for advice. The delightful conversation went viral.
Is your kid lining up toys and repeating actions? Here are four expert-approved ways to support autistic play
https://www.goodto.com/family/understanding-why-autistic-children-play-differently
New study shows changes in the U.S. Catholic Church over past 50 years
04.04.2024
Yes, we're divided. But new AP-NORC poll shows Americans still agree on most core American values
Why You Should Stop Worrying About Your Parenting
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/parenting-anxiety-happiness-children/677960/
Trump's Ugly Calls For Violence Laid Out In Chilling New Supercut Video
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-violence-supercut-video_n_660e0288e4b09f580bc68a5e
Analyzing Trump’s use of inflammatory rhetoric on the campaign trail
A National Security Analyst's Warning for a New Era of Great Power Conflict
What Social Neuroscience Says About Narcissism
Skills for Living with People (And Continuing to Like Them)
03.05.2024
What Kintsugi Can Teach Us About Our Emotional Health
A Study in Senate Cowardice
Goodness Is Our Default Mode
1 in 5 Americans think violence may solve U.S. divisions, poll finds
Most Americans say criminalizing abortion is wrong — and are divided on deportation
https://www.npr.org/2024/04/03/1242285012/biden-trump-2024-election-poll
Asking yourself Socratic questions can calm your irrational thoughts
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/02/health/irrational-thoughts-socratic-questions-anxiety-wellness/
Jim Wallis: What that Bible Trump is selling says about truth
https://religionnews.com/2024/04/02/jim-wallis-what-that-bible-trump-is-selling-says-about-truth/
A 9-year-old goes in on standardized tests and ends with the best mic drop of all time.
The Problem Isn’t Just Netanyahu, It’s Israeli Society
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/02/netanyahu-gaza-palestinians-war-israeli-society/
New Law Allowing Religion into Science Classrooms Is Dangerous for Everyone