Written By: Sima Maryles, Educator at A+ Solutions The Problem: As previously discussed, our tweens and teens are grappling with many foreseen and unforeseen consequences of pandemia. The most daunting of unknowns for parents and educators is how this generation’s mental health and psychological well-being will look, post pandemia? Like most things nowadays, that unknown
What Has the Pandemic Done to Our Boundaries?
Written by: Katie Heaney Read the original article here. The other day, a friend called me on the phone to complain about another friend — a cherished hobby for us both. In 2019, or any year before it, the inciting event would have been an inoffensive request: My friend’s friend invited my friend to dinner. More
It is not good for man to be alone
Typically, social isolation in adolescents is self-imposed and a major red flag for parents and educators. When pre-teens, tweens, and teens self-isolate, anxiety or other mental health issues usually act as the impetus. But what happens when we are the impetus? What happens when the adults in the adolescent’s life are responsible for isolating them-
I’m A Psychiatrist Who Treats Health Workers
Written by: Jessi Gold Read the original article here. A couple of Saturdays ago, I slept in until 11 a.m. I haven’t done that since college. As I peeled myself out of bed, I convinced myself it was just one of those days. I must’ve needed the sleep, and a lot of it. When my phone rang,
Don’t Worry; You Can Thank Me Later
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,
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