Year 3, Week 15 (117 total reports)COVID-19 & Youth Mental Health
COVID-19 & Youth Mental Health
20.07.2022-27.07.2022
This Week’s Top Links
26.07.2022
A Classroom Without Books: Florida Teachers Told To Remove Classroom Libraries for Review
https://bookriot.com/florida-teachers-remove-classroom-libraries/
Prepare for the thought police to start monitoring your school and classroom libraries, beginning this fall with Florida. This dystopian conservative religious nightmare seems straight from a Ray Bradbury or Margaret Atwood novel. Curricula and books will be chosen, not for historical accuracy, but for political ideology as defined by the likes of Ron DeSantis, Greg Abbott, Donald Trump, Stephen Bannon, Alex Jones and any other conservative, right-wing megaphone that has their party’s ear. A decidedly dangerous way to raise a new generation of United States leaders.
25.07.2022
High school students in Seattle educate community on how to identify and combat misinformation
This article brings great news, especially in light of Tuesday’s highlighted link. A local community college offered high school students the opportunity to attend a “Misinformation Night” where the focus was to learn how to identify and deal with misinformation. Teaching older students HOW TO THINK; that’s education!
24.07.2022
10 Warning Signs That You Have a Toxic Parent, According to a Therapist
https://apple.news/Awj5Gz4SFT9CGFgnSr-P0cA
It is important to know if you had a toxic parent or if you show signs of being one. Take time to read through these warning signs to examine your own emotional history and to be wary of what you pass on to children in your care.
23.07.2022
Four (Secret) Keys to Student Engagement - ASCD
https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/four-(secret)-keys-to-student-engagement
I especially appreciated the graphs and well-researched quadrants in this article identifying four major ways to increase student engagement.
22.07.2022
Feelings of Belonging May Indicate Students’ Risk of Depression
The sense of belonging is a leading reason most youth become gang-engaged. If adult care-givers could understand how much behavior is driven by the need-to-belong—and especially in the eyes of other youth—we would go ALL OUT creating opportunities for such youth involvement. I worry that church youth groups used to focus on exactly these types of things, but over the years, I’ve watched many such groups focus more on denominational Catechesis rather than youth development and it has left many youth adrift. This article could indeed serve as a call-to-respond for many youth leaders. Our young people need opportunities to foster healthy relationships and not just religious indoctrination.
21.07.2022
What Is Intellectual Humility? (Hint: More People Probably Need It)
The source of this interview is one of my new must-reads. Here is what Dr. Fedrick defines as Intellectual Humility; “Intellectual humility is the understanding and acceptance that not everything you believe to be true is an absolute truth. It is the ability and willingness to allow your beliefs and opinions to be challenged and respecting that alternative truths might exist.”
We could all use a good dose of Intellectual Humility. Both to absorb this concept, define it as an ideal and then model it to others. How can we exhibit this quality in our interactions as youth caregivers?
20.07.2022
I’m a child expert, these are the 8 things you should NEVER talk to your kids about
https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/16146656/child-expert-things-never-talk-kids-about/
This article took me by surprise. I’ve been lured into focusing on all the things we SHOULD talk to our children/youth about, but these 8 NEVER-TALK items should be present in our training conversations as well.
This Week’s Links
26.07.2022
A Classroom Without Books: Florida Teachers Told To Remove Classroom Libraries for Review
https://bookriot.com/florida-teachers-remove-classroom-libraries/
Mindless Habits Causing Anxiety
https://apple.news/Agm9LMvz9Rp2xq-j0-CZ33g
A Neuroscientist Recommends 5 Books to Help You Get Unstuck at Work
https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/books-stress-mental-well-being.html
We Have Collected Tons Of Comedy Quotes To Give You A Good Laugh
https://www.boredpanda.com/comedy-quotes/
25.07.2022
High school students in Seattle educate community on how to identify and combat misinformation
We’ve all got Covid-19 fatigue, but BA.5 shows it’s not over
https://www.vox.com/2022/7/24/23275962/ba-5-covid-variant-strain-public-health-response
How Dangerous Is Covid-19 Now?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertpearl/2022/07/25/how-dangerous-is-covid-19-now/
Monkeypox in the US: This map shows states where it’s spreading as WHO declares health emergency
50 uplifting book quotes about happiness
https://www.stylist.co.uk/books/uplifting-book-quotes-about-happiness/685483
24.07.2022
10 Warning Signs That You Have a Toxic Parent, According to a Therapist
https://apple.news/Awj5Gz4SFT9CGFgnSr-P0cA
Another COVID Wave Is Here: What to Know About BA.5
https://www.cnet.com/health/medical/another-covid-wave-is-here-what-to-know-about-ba-5/
Covid expert shares four predictions for the winter and beyond
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/covid-expert-shares-four-predictions-24552818
BREAKING: Monkeypox virus declared a public health emergency: How does this impact travel?
https://thepointsguy.com/news/monkeypox-travel-impact/?utm_source=flipboard
23.07.2022
Four (Secret) Keys to Student Engagement - ASCD
https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/four-(secret)-keys-to-student-engagement
What is a 'Back-to-School Necklace'? All About This Disturbing Trend That Parents Need to Know About
https://parade.com/living/what-is-back-to-school-necklace
Introverts are 'routinely passed up' for promotions—but have 3 traits that can make great leaders, says best-selling author Susan Cain
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/23/susan-cain-why-introverts-can-be-great-leaders.html
Scientists are narrowing in on why some people keep avoiding Covid. BA.5 could end that luck.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/why-people-keep-avoiding-covid-ba5-rcna39442
With BA.5 Spiking, Is Double Masking Smart? Infectious Disease Doctors Weigh In
https://www.scarymommy.com/lifestyle/double-masking-covid
‘Never seen a virus that behaves this way’: Why COVID refuses to give us a break
https://nationalpost.com/health/when-will-covid-19-pandemic-end
Do Home COVID Tests Work for BA.5?
https://www.cnet.com/health/medical/do-home-covid-tests-work-for-ba-5/
22.07.2022
Feelings of Belonging May Indicate Students’ Risk of Depression
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation partly funded a study about COVID-19 booster shots for the BA.5 Omicron subvariant. Surprise: Boosters still work
https://fortune.com/well/2022/07/21/booster-protection-omicron-subvariant/
BA.5 COVID Symptoms Doctors Are Seeing The Most Right Now
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ba5-covid-variant-symptoms_l_62d71abde4b03dbb99119d38
21.07.2022
What Is Intellectual Humility? (Hint: More People Probably Need It)
10 Warning Signs That You Have a Toxic Parent, According to a Therapist
https://apple.news/Awj5Gz4SFT9CGFgnSr-P0cA
Catherine Price: Why fun is the secret to a healthier life
https://www.ted.com/talks/catherine_price_why_fun_is_the_secret_to_a_healthier_life
73 Earth Pics That Just Don’t Do It Justice, As Shared In This Sarcastic Group
https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-earth-landscapes-pictures/
Vomiting is a tell-tale sign of BA.5 COVID infection in kids, a pediatrician says. Here are the other signs to look out for.
https://www.businessinsider.com/kids-ba5-omicron-symptoms-diarrhea-upset-stomach-2022-7
20.07.2022
I’m a child expert, these are the 8 things you should NEVER talk to your kids about
https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/16146656/child-expert-things-never-talk-kids-about/
The State of Mental Health in Teen Girls
https://www.verywellmind.com/the-state-of-mental-health-in-teen-girls-5525733
Put Your Face in Airplane Mode
https://apple.news/AWlbFwMZsQ1S6qPJ92UhCAA
7 Things We Learned About COVID’s Impact on Education From Survey of 800 Schools
30-min module turns teen stress into a positive force
5 Deceptively Simple But Highly Effective Tips To Transform Your Mindset
Boost now or wait? Many wonder how best to ride out COVID’s next wave