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Why We Like Being Appreciated

Five ways that gratitude nourishes us. We all have the need to “count” and feel like we matter. Read on… — Read on http://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/intimacy-path-toward-spirituality/201604/why-we-being-appreciated

Research shows suicides spiking among American children

This is not a positive trend. If the last two years have taught me anything, stress seems to be 1000% in many families. — Read on medicalxpress.com/news/2022-04-suicides-spiking-american-children.html

Not OK: Men’s mental health in decline

44 percent admit they’ve never opened up to someone about how they are feeling. — Read on http://www.studyfinds.org/men-mental-health-feels-down/

Study suggests early self-awareness of autism leads to better quality of life

People who learn they are autistic when they are younger may have a heightened quality of life and sense of well-being in adulthood. — Read on http://www.port.ac.uk/news-events-and-blogs/news/study-suggests-early-self-awareness-of-autism-leads-to-better-quality-of-life

How to Help Teens Get Enough Sleep

http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-help-teens-get-enough-sleep-11648267260 Some helpful ideas in this article

Listening to music really does chill people out, reduces anxiety – Study Finds

Researchers say treatments integrating music and auditory beat stimulation are particularly effective in reducing anxiety in some patients. — Read on http://www.studyfinds.org/listening-to-music-anxiety/

Ukrainian boy, 11, traveled hundreds of miles alone to Slovakia, with only a passport and a plastic bag

What an inspiration to all of us. — Read on http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Ukrainian-boy-11-traveled-hundreds-of-miles-16985373.php

At least 5 million children have lost a parent or caregiver due to COVID-19 since March 2020, updated figures suggest

At least 5 million children have lost a parent or caregiver due to COVID-19 since March 2020, updated figures suggest. There is a generation of kids growing up with significant grief and loss. Kids are at risk of developmental delay without working through their trauma. — Read on medicalxpress.com/news/2022-02-million-children-lost-parent-caregiver.html

Why Kids Are Afraid to Ask for Help

How do we help empower our kids, teens and young adults to learn to ask for what they need? — Read on http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-kids-are-afraid-to-ask-for-help/