When life turns upside down and uncertainty reigns, what happens to gratitude? At the start of this school year, parents and teachers everywhere discovered yet another unforeseen consequence of life in pandemia; we asked: how do we teach soft skills in the time of masks? And now here we are, halfway through this school year,
One in eight COVID-19 patients diagnosed with mental illness within months: study
Written by: Yaron Steinbuch Read the original article on NY Post One in eight people who have recovered from COVID-19 are diagnosed with their first psychiatric or neurological illness within six months of testing positive for the bug, according to a new study. Researchers who surveyed 236,379 coronavirus survivors found that the numbers rose to one
Four things you can do to support your teen’s mental health
Show your teenager love and care, while looking after yourself. Read the original article here. Whether you and your teen are getting along well or having challenges, it is important to show that you love and support them, that you can help them navigate tough times and that you are always there for them. Here
Only Boring People Are Bored
At the start of pandemia and lockdown (or spring 2020), my children fine-tuned and regularly sang a chorus of “I’m / we are bored…” and they sang it on end. Admittingly, the days did seem endless and short at the same time (hello March and April in the midwest), there they were, stuck on a
It’s Time to Rethink Homework
For parents and educators, there exist three “big” ideas about the benefits of homework: Homework reinforces skills, Homework allows students to work independently and develop their self- discipline, and homework is a means for parents to keep aware of what’s happening in school. As an educator AND a parent, I believe that homework can and
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