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
Category Archives: mental health
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/
Adolescents, mental health, and TikTok use
At the 2022 Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, Bradley Kerr, MS shared research on how adolescents really feel about TikTok when it comes to mental health support and peer comparison. — Read on http://www.contemporarypediatrics.com/view/adolescents-mental-health-and-tiktok-use
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/