Youth Mental Health & COVID-19
Youth Mental Health & COVID-19
Year 3, Week 33 (135 total reports)
30.11.2022-06.12.2022
REVIEW and ANNOUNCEMENTS
Prepare to be touched, have your heart strings pulled and mind stretched. This week’s links included parenting styles, SEL development in response to setbacks from COVID in education. In addition to the best links, I am attaching some of the best posters I have seen this week.
This Week’s Top Links
06.12.2022
10 Types of Play for Child Development
https://www.parents.com/types-of-play-6835400
This is a pretty comprehensive list of the types of play children do as they progress through their cognitive development. It is wise to pay attention to how children play as that is a strong indicator of their maturation. Styles of play are critical tools in the evaluation of children’s mental health and well-being.
05.12.2022
A pediatrician's viral post will bring you to tears and inspire you to be a better person.
The title of this article was very accurate for me. The pediatrician spent time speaking with children who had a terminal diagnosis asking them about what they liked and didn’t like (what was important to them and what didn’t matter). Regardless of your age, this is a meaningful—and touching—article to review.
04.12.2022
Kids want to know: 'Will It Be Okay?' — this book answers that question
Find a child—or even someone older—and read this book with them. It will generate a lot of emotions and opportunities for conversation. I especially loved the name of the book’s author.
03.12.2022
‘NO’: Grad Students Analyze, Hack, and Remove Under-Desk Surveillance Devices Designed to Track Them
As I read this, I thought, “This is exactly why authoritarians do NOT want to support higher education.”
02.12.2022
The pandemic "ruptured" childrens' social skills around the world, researchers say
In the past couple of decades there was initially a great deal of talk about STEM education (science, technology, engineering, math), this graduated into STEAM (add the Arts to STEM), this article indicates the vital importance of SEL (social emotional learning). In the long run, people are hired, promoted or fired for their SEL abilities. As a former executive in a health care company, I would always rather take the B or C student, if they had high SEL abilities.
01.12.2022
Struggling during COVID, I helped my school develop a class about mental health
https://newark.chalkbeat.org/2022/12/1/23467213/covid-mental-health-class-newark
This educator had a great idea and won the support of her school and district. See what she did and look for aspects you could apply to your own situation—as an educator, parent or in a care home.
30.11.2022
Everything To Know About The 4 Main Parenting Styles & Which One Is Best For Kids
https://www.romper.com/parenting/four-types-of-parenting-styles
In my own workshops on parenting and child development I used to always bring a graph on parenting styles. Attendees and I would brainstorm on responses and activities that would apply to each of the four areas on our diagram: Relationship (High & Low), Authoritative (High & Low). We may have differing parenting styles in a variety of settings, but which style suggests your overall style of parenting (teaching, counseling, coaching), which style would you like to develop and what could you do to grow it?
This Week’s Links
06.12.2022
10 Types of Play for Child Development
https://www.parents.com/types-of-play-6835400
A Humorously Honest Animation About ADHD Diagnosis
https://laughingsquid.com/adhd-diagnosis-animation/
Relationship Expert Reveals The Question That Can Stop An Argument Immediately
6 things I wish I'd known when my child was diagnosed with autism
https://www.mother.ly/health-wellness/childrens-health/child-diagnosed-with-autism/
The 11 Highest Rated Fidget Toys On Amazon For Every Age (Even Grownups)
https://www.romper.com/life/best-fidget-toys
Study suggests mind-wandering is an underlying dysfunction among children with ADHD
Writing a Personal Leadership Philosophy Will Make You a Better Leader
05.12.2022
A pediatrician's viral post will bring you to tears and inspire you to be a better person.
How Emotionally Intelligent People Turn Frustration and Stress Into Fulfillment and Achievement, Backed By Considerable Science
Exploring effects of COVID-19 pandemic on neurodevelopment and mental health in adolescents
04.12.2022
Kids want to know: 'Will It Be Okay?' — this book answers that question
Disenfranchised Grief—Grief That Doesn’t Fit Society’s Standards and Is Not Often Acknowledged—Is Complex But Common
https://www.wellandgood.com/disenfranchised-grief/
To Help Struggling College Students, Look To Cognitive Science
Exercise may increase the effectiveness of your Covid-19 vaccine, a new study found: Here's how to get the most benefit
Every-10-year religious study of USA shows some surprising numbers
https://aleteia.org/2022/12/04/every-10-year-religious-study-of-usa-shows-some-surprising-numbers/
03.12.2022
‘NO’: Grad Students Analyze, Hack, and Remove Under-Desk Surveillance Devices Designed to Track Them
5 habits of confident people
Teen Brains Aged Prematurely During the Pandemic. Schools Should Take Note
Why We Need to Have More Critical Conversations About Social and Emotional Learning
Happiness in Action: A Philosopher’s Guide to the Good Life
https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/happiness-action-philosophers-guide-good-life-bookbite/37525/
7 Brutal Lies That Kill Your Success, and How to Stop Believing Them
02.12.2022
The pandemic "ruptured" childrens' social skills around the world, researchers say
The 6 Best Smartphone Apps for Children With Autism
https://www.makeuseof.com/children-with-autism-best-apps-android-ios/
3 rules to express your thoughts so that everyone will understand you
https://bigthink.com/the-learning-curve/3-rules-express-your-thoughts-clearly/
01.12.2022
Struggling during COVID, I helped my school develop a class about mental health
https://newark.chalkbeat.org/2022/12/1/23467213/covid-mental-health-class-newark
The pandemic "ruptured" childrens' social skills around the world, researchers say
School principals say culture wars made last year 'rough as hell'
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/01/1139685828/schools-democracy-misinformation-purple-state
‘The hardest years of my career’: Principals say political combat has engulfed schools
The 22 most amazing discoveries of 2022
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/most-amazing-discoveries-2022
6 Everyday Activities That Naturally Release Dopamine In Your Brain
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/activities-release-dopamine-in-brain_l_6377bf04e4b06d5b6094f0d7
30.11.2022
Everything To Know About The 4 Main Parenting Styles & Which One Is Best For Kids
https://www.romper.com/parenting/four-types-of-parenting-styles
What it's like to grow up with autism
What to Know About Autism in Boys
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-to-know-about-autism-in-boys-6748940
COVID-19 Misinformation Is Allowed On Twitter Now, Apparently