Youth Mental Health & COVID-19
Year 3, Week 22 (124 total reports)
07.09.2022-13.09.2022
REVIEW
A number of articles this week stressed the insightful actions of clear thinking young people responding to misogyny and bigotry in their home communities.
This Week’s Top Links
20.09.2022
5 ways to nurture a good self-image in your kids
Self-image is important but too high a self-image has also been related to some deviant youth behaviors like bullying and gang involvement. This article isn’t pushing that type of behavior and promotes a healthy self-image which could benefit all ages.
19.09.2022
7 Smart Phrases People With High Emotional Intelligence Keep Saying Over and Over, and Why
Emotional Intelligence is linked to every list of recruitment preferences today. It has become as important as technical proficiency and yet it is rarely taught intentionally in our schools. This article will increase your ability to share it with your own children or those in your care.
18.09.2022
The Seven Habits of Highly "Affective" Teachers - ASCD
Read the title carefully. This is related to the book by Stephen Covey, but his title is Highly Effective, not Affective. However, effective teachers are affective teachers. This article will help you increase your own “affective-ness” and that of the staff with whom you work.
5 New Books on How to Adult Like a Pro
https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/5-new-books-adult-like-pro/36017/
Adulting is not automatic. It is learned primarily through co-regulation of a caring adult. These informative books can help with identifying the components of adulthood; how to define it and how to pursue it.
17.09.2022
10 ways to live your best life ever
https://defendernetwork.com/under-40/10-ways-to-live-your-best-life-ever/
Are you living your best life? Do you know what that would consist of? This article will help identify essential aspects of a Best Life. You can grow from them and model them on to others.
16.09.2022
Societies that treat women badly are poorer and less stable
As the US moves closer to a culture that resembles the series, The Handsmaid’s Tale, with decisions about controlling women’s bodies, deciding reproductive rights for others and even who you can and cannot partner with for life. Research like this becomes increasingly important. Please read this and share it with others. Misogynistic cultures handicap themselves.
15.09.2022
‘Our bodies aren’t distracting, you’re just disgusting’: High school student calls out school dress code for being sexist during assembly
I can’t support this young lady enough. She puts the hypocrisy of this school board on display.
14.09.2022
Idaho’s Far Right Suffers Election Loss to 18-Year-Old Climate Activist
https://theintercept.com/2022/09/13/idaho-boise-school-board-election/
This is a huge win in a far right State for common sense and rational politics.
This Week’s Links
20.09.2022
5 ways to nurture a good self-image in your kids
How to Recognize 'Sensory Processing Disorder' in Your Child
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-recognize-sensory-processing-disorder-in-your-ch-1849549796
Were you a ‘parentified child’? What happens when children have to behave like adults
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/sep/20/parentified-child-behave-like-adult
Why We Put Ourselves Last & Why Self-Care Should Be a Priority
https://tinybuddha.com/blog/why-put-ourselves-last-why-self-care-priority/
Covid and poor NHS care ‘may be contributing to irregular heartbeat deaths’
19.09.2022
7 Smart Phrases People With High Emotional Intelligence Keep Saying Over and Over, and Why
Barry Lopez on the Cure for Our Existential Loneliness and the Three Tenets of a Full Life
https://www.themarginalian.org/2022/09/18/barry-lopez-place-loneliness/
Therapists reveal the five most popular questions they get asked: From work pressure to dating anxiety
People share the harmful ideas we're passing to our children without realizing.
https://www.someecards.com/lifestyle/parenting/harmful-ideas-children-reddit/
How to raise kids with healthy self-esteem, according to a child psychologist
The 5 best video games to play with your kids
https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/best-games-to-play-with-kids
People vaccinated against Covid share common symptom after testing positive
18.09.2022
The Seven Habits of Highly "Affective" Teachers - ASCD
Discomfort is powerful according to science. Here’s how to use it successfully
17.09.2022
10 ways to live your best life ever
https://defendernetwork.com/under-40/10-ways-to-live-your-best-life-ever/
What are ‘automatic negative thoughts’ and how can we tackle them?
Why Are Young People So Miserable? - Neuroscience News
https://neurosciencenews.com/young-adults-misery-21427/
Your boss is ordering you back to the office even though they have no idea if COVID is really over
16.09.2022
Societies that treat women badly are poorer and less stable
Research Reveals Surprising Side Effects For Teens Who Don't Get Enough Sleep
School start times and screen time late in the evening exacerbate sleep deprivation in US teenagers
Youth Suicidal Ideation Is on the Rise, Does Social Media Play a Role?
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-role-does-social-media-have-on-suicidal-ideation-6543962
Books That Teach: A Speech-Language Pathologist's Favorite Children’s Books
Chores for kids: An age-by-age list of chores they can do now
https://www.today.com/parents/parents/chores-for-kids-rcna47477
Four Big Questions About the New Covid-19 Boosters, Answered
15.09.2022
‘Our bodies aren’t distracting, you’re just disgusting’: High school student calls out school dress code for being sexist during assembly
A Better Way To Think of Stress, According to Science
https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjkz8q/stress-psychology-science-mindset
The Danger With Giving Students Feedback (Opinion)
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-the-danger-with-giving-students-feedback/2022/09
The Seven Habits of Highly "Affective" Teachers - ASCD
16 of the funniest tweets from parents who dared to complain about their kids.
Christianity in the U.S. is quickly shrinking and may no longer be the majority religion within just a few decades, research finds
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/christianity-us-shrinking-pew-research/
Dr. Anthony Fauci, in a heated exchange, shuts down Sen. Rand Paul's (R-KY) misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines.
https://therecount.com/watch/dr-anthony-fauci-in-a/2645885361
14.09.2022
Idaho’s Far Right Suffers Election Loss to 18-Year-Old Climate Activist
https://theintercept.com/2022/09/13/idaho-boise-school-board-election/
Moral Illusions May Alter Our Behavior - Neuroscience News
https://neurosciencenews.com/moral-illusions-behavior-21408/
The Biggest Blind Spot in Education: Parents’ Role in Their Children’s Learning
How risky is flying without a face mask?
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/474739/how-risky-is-flying-without-a-face-mask
Another new COVID variant is spreading – here's what we know about omicron BA.4.6