Year 3, Week 17 (119 total reports) COVID-19 & Youth Mental Health
03.08.2022-09.08.2022
This Week’s Top Links
09.08.2020
Leading with Heart: Five Conversations That Unlock Creativity, Purpose, and Results
We all lead, even if we don’t want to. Some people have a really high need to be in control and others have a high need to give up control. But… what if leadership is not about control (it’s not), what if it’s about helping people be more creative? Look at the list above and think, “to whom you’d like to offer these abilities?” To help people unlock creativity, discover purpose and obtain results in their endeavors; aren’t all of our encounters opportunities for leadership?
08.08.2022
It really is who you know: Social mobility and schools
https://www.marketplace.org/2022/08/08/it-really-is-who-you-know-social-mobility-and-schools/
Prejudice cannot withstand relationship and neither, apparently, can poverty. There are two roles of education—whether it be public, private or religious; 1) to foster wonder and 2) to build relationship. We deeply need to be bridge-builders today and primarily to build bridges between those who have and those who don’t. In my own observations, I’ve witnessed that true community leaders from all walks of life want to be in relationship with those who are vulnerable. Setting up those relationships in ways that are mutually beneficial takes purposeful creativity. If you are teaching, if you are a parent, if you are part of a group home, you need to be connecting your kids to a wide circle of caring community members. That’s all they’ll have once they are no longer a part of our lives. I’d go so far as saying that all of the institutions surrounding children need someone specifically assigned to learn the interests of young people and create opportunities for relationship between them and caring members of the community.
07.08.2022
[OPINION] Why is it difficult to teach, learn under new normal? A sociology of flexible learning
There will never again be solely class-based learning. That was never a good model for educating and leading people anyway. Perhaps one of the few gifts of the pandemic was to show us that offices and classrooms can be impediments as much as opportunities. Now we are required to teach and lead in a flexible manner. New strategies are required to make the most out of working/learning from home and time in the office or classroom. COVID forced us to start improving the technology. Now we need to improve the content and delivery.
06.08.2022
In 4 Words, Google CEO Sundar Pichai Just Gave the Best Advice on How to Lead. It Also Works for How to Raise Successful Kids
Four words, but so impactful. It could forever change the way your children, students or co-workers view themselves. Learn the words and strategize on how to use the concept in your relationships.
05.08.2022
Rich People Problems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNGKySl7fic
This three-part video is great if you are like me and occasionally need to “Check you privilege at the door.” Also, if you just need something to laugh at, share this with others.
04.08.2022
There's a Teacher Shortage Hitting Our Schools—Here's What To Expect When School Starts
The education system was broken before COVID and the pandemic simply exasperated the cracks in the structure. We are grossly close to having a failed education state and it will take a society-wide response to start repairing. In the meantime, a little sincere gratitude goes a long way. Let’s back that sincerity up with the dollars and respect needed to support teachers. Take a look at the next link (below) to see what you can do to gear up for the return to the classroom this year. For sure, it’s going to be different. I’m all in support of an improved infrastructure, but we are learning that even that won’t sustain us if we don’t have a scientifically-informed public that can recognize conspiracy theorists.
03.08.2022
What precautions should families take as children return to school? Our medical analyst explains
https://apple.news/AMfOXRrzXTHusWSLJyMDWeQ
This link has sage and sound advice to prepare your kids for a return to school during the Omicron phase of this virus. As many people believe that the pandemic is over—simply because they’re tired of dealing with it—because of that, conscientious parent(s) and caregivers need to be even more vigilant. Rational people know that viruses don’t care about our feelings or whether we’re done with the precautions.
This Week’s Links
09.08.2020
Leading with Heart: Five Conversations That Unlock Creativity, Purpose, and Results
How Burnout Physically Changes Your Brain (It's Not Pretty)
https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/burnout-brain-chemistry-mental-health.html
Teens Wake At 4:30am To Shovel Neighbor’s Driveway So She Can Make It To Her Dialysis Appointment
https://blog.thebreastcancersite.greatergood.com/teens-shovel-neighbors-driveway-for-dialysis/
Top Australian professor's astonishing Covid message as the 'alarming' health impact on kids from two years of coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions is revealed
‘Social Contagion’ And 4 More Myths About Trans Youth, Debunked
https://www.fatherly.com/news/social-contagion-theory-study-lgbtq-kids
The value of reading to kids is now visible
https://www.ncnewspress.com/2022/08/08/the-value-of-reading-to-kids-is-now-visible/
Three reasons teens need later school start times - MindShift
https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/59625/three-reasons-teens-need-later-school-start-times
COVID test identifies variants with 100% accuracy
"Feeling the need to be busy all the time is a trauma response and a fear-based distraction from what you'd be forced to acknowledge and feel if you slowed down." ~Dr. Sarah Sarkis⠀
https://twitter.com/tinybuddha/status/1555316403363782662/photo/1
"The kindest people are not born that way, they are made. They are the souls that have experienced much at the hands of life, they are the ones who have dug themselves out of the dark, who have fought to turn every loss into a lesson...."
https://twitter.com/tinybuddha/status/1556728216987045893/photo/1
Degrees Don’t Equal Dollars: Google Exec Launched Career Certificate Program To Open In-demand, High-paying Career Fields To Everyone
08.08.2022
It really is who you know: Social mobility and schools
https://www.marketplace.org/2022/08/08/it-really-is-who-you-know-social-mobility-and-schools/
Trans equality wins in federal court as state Medicaid ordered to pay for gender affirming care
Why tween girls especially are struggling so much
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/08/08/tween-girls-mental-health/
Emotional wellbeing: how to find joy when the world feels so heavy and uncertain
https://www.stylist.co.uk/health/mental-health/emotions-how-to-find-joy-in-uncertainty/693291
The US on the Verge of a Remarkable Moment
https://english.aawsat.com/home/article/3803691/bill-gates/us-verge-remarkable-moment
Six ways to beat Attention Deficit Disorder
Trans equality wins in federal court as state Medicaid ordered to pay for gender affirming care
Monkeypox at a daycare was ‘only a matter of time,’ expert says. Next up: pools, sports, schools
Insulin Will Remain Expensive for Many, Thanks to Republicans
07.08.2022
[OPINION] Why is it difficult to teach, learn under new normal? A sociology of flexible learning
Hate groups are registering as churches now. 40 Congressmembers want the IRS to investigate.
Want to Raise Successful Kids? Neuroscience Says Teach Them This Crucial Brain Habit
People with dyslexia have ‘enhanced abilities’, says this UK study
https://theprint.in/health/people-with-dyslexia-have-enhanced-abilities-says-this-uk-study/1070484/
Best Subscriptions for Autistic Kids
https://www.verywellfamily.com/best-subscriptions-for-autistic-kids-6363174
New CDC study finds children at risk for heart problems, kidney failure, after COVID-19 infection
Long Covid: everything you need to know about the newly identified three types and their symptoms
https://www.stylist.co.uk/health/long-covid-three-subtypes-symptoms/693259
06.08.2022
In 4 Words, Google CEO Sundar Pichai Just Gave the Best Advice on How to Lead. It Also Works for How to Raise Successful Kids
Willed Helplessness Is the American Condition
https://apple.news/AmU3Ms1EPSbKZM5Jp9Iqdnw
Why it's important to think about social media use as a form of dissociation, rather than addiction
A Therapist Explains How to 'Detox' After an Encounter With a Narcissist
https://apple.news/AIohLoCZgRSa_nJsDyq-_nw
6 Easy-To-Practice Mindfulness Activities For Kids (& Parents)
https://www.romper.com/parenting/mindfulness-activities-for-kids
Masked and vaccinated students didn’t catch COVID in classrooms
College Students Can Future-Proof Their Careers With These Five Skills
https://apple.news/A_mzPVIEvTqOYuTFbCaHlvA
The Three COVID Developments I’m Still Holding Out Hope For
https://apple.news/AjmloxvxpRxmBlfDsSEEgBA
05.08.2022
Rich People Problems
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNGKySl7fic
How To Deal With Anxiety: 5 Coping Skills – Forbes Health
https://www.forbes.com/health/mind/how-to-deal-with-anxiety/
Children Are the Less Fit than They’ve Ever Been Due to Climate Change
https://flipboard.com/video/veuer/a87b7b13f8
Those vaccinated and got infected this year less likely to develop long Covid: NCID
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/1-in-8-adults-develop-long-covid-lancet-study-suggests
How to Be Happy, According to Science
https://www.cnet.com/culture/how-to-be-happy-according-to-science/
The Coronavirus Has One Strategy We Can’t Vaccinate Against
https://apple.news/AJuo38JkYS-udqSalq8v3lA
04.08.2022
There's a Teacher Shortage Hitting Our Schools—Here's What To Expect When School Starts
How Florida Twisted Science to Deny Healthcare to Trans Kids
https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7gg54/florida-transgender-healthcare-minors
Tips for parents on keeping kids safe online
https://theconversation.com/tips-for-parents-on-keeping-kids-safe-online-188086
Study Shows Anti-Vaxx Influencers Target Three Types Of Moms
https://www.scarymommy.com/parenting/anti-vaxx-influencers-target-these-three-types-of-moms
5 Ways to Open Up Your Thinking to All Kinds of Possibilities
Dr. Fauci: If you aren't up-to-date on Covid vaccines and boosters, you’re ‘going to get into trouble’
03.08.2022
What precautions should families take as children return to school? Our medical analyst explains
https://apple.news/AMfOXRrzXTHusWSLJyMDWeQ
Stop Pretending COVID Isn’t Still a Serious Illness
Study shows probability of getting COVID for mask wearers vs. non-mask wearers
What to Say to Your Kids Instead of “Hurry Up”…and Actually Get Them Out the Door
Schools need tutors and mentors. Can a new federal initiative find 250,000?
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2022/8/2/23288698/national-partnership-student-success-school-tutors
Watching TV at bedtime is associated with worse sleep quality among toddlers, and in turn, future behavioral issues
Ways To Organize And Prepare For Back To School At Home
https://www.housedigest.com/950616/ways-to-organize-and-prepare-for-back-to-school-at-home/
Adoption Will Never Be the “Solution” to Abortion Bans. Take It from Me, an Adoptive Mother
How to Teach Your Kids the Difference Between Wants and Needs
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-teach-your-kids-the-difference-between-wants-and-1849360263
Think You’ve Never Had Covid-19? Think Again
https://apple.news/A3JUXQ3BLSu-1Jiy4KIpFGg
You’re Traveling Abroad. You Test Positive for COVID. You Board Your Flight Anyway.