Youth Mental Health & COVID-19
Youth Mental Health & COVID-19
Year 3, Week 31 (133 total reports)
16.11.2022-22.11.2022
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My friends and I have been working for months preparing for our benefit concert this Thursday. Tickets are going fast and proceeds will go to AMPAY (La Asociación de Mujeres para la Prevención de Abuso en Yucatán) and YGO (Yucatan Giving Outreach). If you haven’t bought tickets yet, please contact Crocodiles at 999 638 7088.
For those who have enjoyed my music (in the past) thank you and I have been able to post many of my songs to Spotify. Here is the link: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7gOYKzmnst7z280t2Y4uNE
This Week’s Top Links
22.11.2022
Equipping kids to defend against science misinformation
https://phys.org/news/2022-11-equipping-kids-defend-science-misinformation.html
I’ve just ordered a hat on the Internet that says, “Making Lying Wrong Again.” This week Governor Youngkin of Virgina has decided to emit Martin Luther King, Jr. and Barack Obama from school curricula. With so much disinformation—and rewritten histories—it becomes increasingly important to help our young people think critically. This article speaks about helping young people become “competent outsiders.” This phrase means to be able to critically observe scientific facts and reported findings without having to be an expert in the field.
21.11.2022
4 Things People With Great Communication Skills Will Do in a Conflict
Inc Magazine has long been my favorite go-to for business management and leadership information. This article is a treasure trove of ideas for dealing with conflict. If you work with young people (or are raising them) the information here will help you both communicate better with them AND teach them to deal with conflict in a healthier way.
20.11.2022
11 Ways to Support Teen and Young Adult Mental and Emotional Health Using Tech
https://www.makeuseof.com/support-teen-young-adult-mental-emotional-health-tech/
I’m a firm believer in using tech positively with young people. We know they ARE and WILL BE using it in their lives so using it in a positive manner is part of maturing. There are 11 helpful apps in this article to use with your teen. Apps can be like learning programs on TV, they should NOT be used as babysitters to put your child or teen in front of and then walk away. The best education comes from relationship—sitting side-by-side and learning together. Then sharing insights when you are done.
19.11.2022
'Equality Voters' Stopped the 'Red Wave,' Says New Poll
https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/18/equality-voters-stopped-red-wave-says-new-poll
This term, “Equality Voters.” will stay with me. I believe that the most important step in organizational development and training is to build a common glossary. This term should be in all of our glossaries and we should seek ways to grow a majority of Equality Voters in future elections.
18.11.2022
Walking can be a beautiful way to self-reflect — here are 21 questions to get you started
My little brother, Paul, who was an exceptional Physical Therapist, triathlete and marathoner, until he passed away from cancer. Shortly before his death (of lung cancer) in 2013, he ran in a marathon wearing a shirt that said, “Running with one lung.” Paul was very fond of saying, “the best exercise is the one you will do…” One of the reasons I love to promote walking is because it can be so relaxing and enjoyable, it is a great way to self-reflect. It is an exercise-you-will-do.
17.11.2022
Corporal Punishment Affects Brain Activity, Anxiety, and Depression
https://neurosciencenews.com/corporal-punishment-mental-health-21869/
The results of this research should not surprise us, but it should remind and affirm the primary reason that “spare the rod, spoil the child,” is nonsense. Rather it should be, “Use the rod, endanger the child…”
16.11.2022
5 Benefits of Pretend Play
https://www.parents.com/benefits-of-pretend-play-6828493
Pretend play with a child or just encouraging children to play alone is a major developmental tool. Most adults say they found out what they wanted to do in life through play. Also, please remember that most adolescents still play, they just play in a more cognitive manner. While the famed developmental psychologist, Jean Vanier, would tell us that “the work of children is play” and that children learn through play, I believe that adolescents learn through conversations. Most of the work an adolescent is doing is in their mind, we might call it fantasy. Help adolescents develop healthy fantasies and outlets for thinking about their anger, fears and anxiety.
This Week’s Links
22.11.2022
Equipping kids to defend against science misinformation
https://phys.org/news/2022-11-equipping-kids-defend-science-misinformation.html
5 Characteristics That Will Help You Succeed Through the Toughest of Times
I've been a nanny for over 18 years. These are my top 3 fail-safe techniques for dealing with tantrums.
https://www.insider.com/experienced-nanny-shares-her-techniques-for-dealing-with-tantrums-2022-11
Harvard psychologists have been studying what it takes to raise 'good' kids. Here are 6 tips.
Personalised learning is billed as the 'future' of schooling: what is it and could it work?
The Promise, Power, and Practice of Student Agency
For Better Relationships At Home And Work, Focus On How You Talk And Listen
21.11.2022
4 Things People With Great Communication Skills Will Do in a Conflict
Teens Know Climate Change Is Real. They Want Schools to Teach More About It
How to talk to your child about their autism diagnosis – the earlier the better
The Evidence Shows Masks Work
https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/covid-19-medical-critical-thinking/evidence-shows-masks-work
What Does It Mean to Care About COVID Anymore?
20.11.2022
11 Ways to Support Teen and Young Adult Mental and Emotional Health Using Tech
https://www.makeuseof.com/support-teen-young-adult-mental-emotional-health-tech/
For School Leaders, Empathy Isn't Optional
https://www.ascd.org/blogs/for-school-leaders-empathy-isnt-optional
4 Ways To Stop Taking Things So Personally
https://www.yourtango.com/self/ways-stop-taking-everything-personally
19.11.2022
'Equality Voters' Stopped the 'Red Wave,' Says New Poll
https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/11/18/equality-voters-stopped-red-wave-says-new-poll
Virginia’s GOP governor deleted MLK Day & Barack Obama from its history curriculum
The Promise, Power, and Practice of Student Agency
The U.S. Surgeon General’s Guide to Workplace Wellbeing
https://hive.com/blog/workplace-wellbeing/
4 Things People With Great Communication Skills Will Do In a Conflict
A Champion Debater’s Guide to Winning Arguments
https://nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/champion-debaters-guide-winning-arguments-podcast/37237/
Your success will be determined by 3 things. Here’s how to get better at each
18.11.2022
Walking can be a beautiful way to self-reflect — here are 21 questions to get you started
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin Pushes ‘Racist’ K-5 Curriculum That Excludes MLK And Slavery
https://newsone.com/4449334/virginia-proposed-school-curriculum/
RSV, Flu, COVID: Here’s What Parents Need to Know About the Impending ‘Tripledemic’
If You Want More Joy, Wealth, and Success in Your Life, Start by Cleaning Your Room
17.11.2022
Corporal Punishment Affects Brain Activity, Anxiety, and Depression
https://neurosciencenews.com/corporal-punishment-mental-health-21869/
Regular exercise leads to improved performance on cognitive tests in overweight children
16.11.2022
5 Benefits of Pretend Play
https://www.parents.com/benefits-of-pretend-play-6828493
5 helpful tips for explaining autism to kids and teens, according to autism-affirming experts
https://www.insider.com/guides/parenting/how-to-explain-autism-to-kids
Adopting a smile can make you feel happier, large global study finds - The British Psychological Society
The Unusual Covid Symptom Affecting Kids You Should Be Looking Out For
10 Picture Book Biographies of Authors to Show Kids How to Use Their Words
https://bookriot.com/picture-book-biographies-of-authors/
What’s the best way to deal with a flood of misinformation? Maybe it’s time for some deliberate ignorance