Youth Mental Health & COVID-19

Oct 18

Year 3, Week 26 (128 total reports)

12.10.2022-18.10.2022

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We will all grieve and when humans have to grieve it can feel like a messy process to those around them. It is important to remember that if we don’t grieve WELL, we grieve LONG. Learn how to be an advocate for those who are processing loss in this week’s links.

This Week’s Top Links

18.10.2022

Why you don’t deserve to be happy all the time

https://bigthink.com/thinking/do-you-deserve-to-be-happy/

Part of the key of being happier is realizing it is not possible to be happy all the time. In fact, the failure to realize this will only increase your unhappiness. It’s also critical to realize that happiness is not something we deserve or a human right. As the US Constitution clearly states, we have the right to “pursue” happiness. Being happiER is a quest to pursue not a state to be obtained.

17.10.2022

Why divergent thinkers beat geniuses in the real world

https://bigthink.com/personal-growth/generalists/

Your IQ ratio can rarely (and barely) be increased, but you can always increase your ability to think divergently. When you think about what is important in relationships, for true joy and at work, strive to be more divergent, not smarter.

16.10.2022

How Practicing Gratitude Can Improve Your Mental Health

https://www.healthdigest.com/1055571/how-practicing-gratitude-can-improve-your-mental-health/

If I were to encourage people to grow one habit to increase their well-being and mental health, it would be increasing their gratitude. Gratitude is a practice, not a trait. You can grow it in yourself or in others, by doing a daily gratitude inventory and by learning how to specifically praise other people.

15.10.2022

There are no five stages of grief

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjq35VDuGDz/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross was a pioneer in the field of death and dying, her extensive research was a watershed for the medical field, indeed all people trying to understand that process of dying. Her five stages of grief (with the initials DABDA) was commonly taught in university courses on medicine, theology and counseling. However, we can take anything too far when we try to set concepts into stone and fit people into categories. The stages of grief were meant to be guidelines helping us understand that grief is a difficult and often lengthy process. Recognizing that humans are infinitely varied and so are their responses to tragedy must always be a starting point for compassion. Not a way to analyze people and hurry them through a difficult process.

14.10.2022

Family dinners are key to children’s health. So why don’t we eat together more?

https://apple.news/AhDCERz5JS5eh8y9_fm0_Vw

It is hard to get family time together, but this article will remind you how important it is, perhaps even more important than some of the activities your children—or those in your care—are doing that might cancel out this important gathering time. Put meal times back on the table and leave social media in another room (that includes adults).

13.10.2022

It's never too early to teach kids about consent—these books can help

https://www.mother.ly/entertainment/what-to-read/body-autonomy-childrens-books/

From having a say in whether or not to hug relatives or house guests, to being able to properly decline adult demands, learning to set boundaries is vital for long-term mental health. Reading these books together with a child or tween can help with the building blocks for setting healthy boundaries.

12.10.2022

Neurodivergent: What It Is, Symptoms & Types

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/23154-neurodivergent

There is much to celebrate in the neurodivergent mind, but it is important to understand how neurodiverse children are not just different—they can be stellar. We saw in an article above about the power of the divergent mind. This article is a good read for those starting to understand the complexities of a neurodiversity or a person with expertise who is informing others. It is also a good article for someone who suspects they might have neurodiverse tendencies.

This Week’s Links

18.10.2022

Why you don’t deserve to be happy all the time

https://bigthink.com/thinking/do-you-deserve-to-be-happy/

3 Ways To Check For Understanding

https://www.teachertoolkit.co.uk/2022/10/17/classroom-understanding/

Dr. Fauci: These 2 new fast-spreading omicron Covid subvariants are ‘pretty troublesome'

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/17/dr-fauci-covid-omicron-subvariants-bq1-bq11-are-troublesome.html

Cultural Awareness, Relationships & More — Helping Teachers Deal With Discipline

https://www.the74million.org/article/cultural-awareness-relationships-more-helping-teachers-deal-with-discipline/

Teacher and parenting expert shares top tips for keeping a CALM and happy household with kids - revealing how to stop tantrums with a game of 'I spy' and detailing the parenting styles ALL moms and dads should avoid

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11314101/Teacher-parenting-expert-shares-tips-keeping-CALM-household-kids.html

17.10.2022

Why divergent thinkers beat geniuses in the real world

https://bigthink.com/personal-growth/generalists/

Artist beautifully illustrates the transformative power of turning toward fear

https://www.upworthy.com/artist-beautifully-illustrates-the-transformative-power-of-turning-toward-fear-rp

The 5-minute daily playtime ritual that can get your kids to listen better

https://www.npr.org/2022/10/13/1128737199/the-5-minute-daily-playtime-ritual-that-can-get-your-kids-to-listen-better

Anxiety detection and treatment in early childhood can lower risk for long-term mental health issues – an expert panel now recommends screening starting at age 8

https://theconversation.com/anxiety-detection-and-treatment-in-early-childhood-can-lower-risk-for-long-term-mental-health-issues-an-expert-panel-now-recommends-screening-starting-at-age-8-192380

How Childhood Trauma Affects Mental Health in Adulthood?

https://www.sportskeeda.com/health-and-fitness/effect-childhood-trauma-mental-health-adults

How To Practice Gratitude In Your Everyday Life - Glam

https://www.glam.com/1052078/how-to-practice-gratitude-in-your-everyday-life/

How to Stop Stewing About Something

https://lifehacker.com/how-to-stop-stewing-about-something-1849662660

16.10.2022

How Practicing Gratitude Can Improve Your Mental Health

https://www.healthdigest.com/1055571/how-practicing-gratitude-can-improve-your-mental-health/

The More Specifics People Have On Potential Dangers, the Less Fearful They Become - Neuroscience News

https://neurosciencenews.com/danger-risk-behavior-21651/