Following legislative changes introduced under the Children and Families Act (2014), educational psychologists (EPs) now work to support the needs of children and young people up to the age of 25. While there is
If it's a situation that will amplify mental health issues, students should create a plan for how to remove themselves from or completely avoid it, even if that means skipping a gathering or not engaging with potentially problematic people, experts say. Maintain Social Connections For st...
In addition one in four people aged 16–24 year reported seeking mental health support but more than a third said they did not receive the counselling they needed (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2022). In addition to the already high rates of mental health issues, adolescents experiencing ...
2. Framings of children, young people and nature – deficit of care; deficit of knowledge; deficit of ‘natural childhoods’ 3. Nature's benefits for young people's mental health and wellbeing 4. Mental health and nature research – a different direction 5. Methods 6. Findings 7. Discussio...
ReachOut’sNavigating the Unknownreport highlights one of the top issues of concern for young people: the future. It also examines some of the coping mechanisms young people are using to manage their mental health, including the types of support they say have been useful. ...
“Child’s pose is great for allowing children to have a moment to relax and focus on their breathing,” she says. Another benefit of yoga for children is that it can be fun. Zoe suggests introducing animal-themed yoga sequences to make the practice more engaging for young ones: “Kids ...
A detailed study shows that young migrants’ risk of developing psychiatric disorders rises stepwise with the number of traumas experienced. By Alison Abbott Twitter Facebook Email Marteza Hasani fled Afghanistan in 2005 when he was six years old. During the war there, he found the beheaded ...
At a young age, help your son to understand that people value someone with a positive attitude above all else. If he makes the basketball team but then sits on the bench all season, encourage him to be the best bench warmer ever by remaining positive and lifting up his teammates. If he...
“Too many times people say, ‘Here’s the accommodation, and here’s how it’s going to be delivered to you.’” But even in a classroom with young, nonverbal students, there are ways to give students choices, she says. Making Learning Relevant Tello points to another big barrier to...
There’s no way to sugarcoat it – studying abroad can be expensive. If you're looking at young students living abroad and wishing you could ask, 'How do you study abroad?', you're not alone. Cost can be a huge deterrent to those who want to study abroad, but you have options! Yo...