While challenges in life are unavoidable and often beyond our control, how we respond to them is entirely up to us. For our kids, this can be more complicated. Kids have less ability to regulate their emotions. They may have a harder time recognizing why they may be feeling stressed or a...
The level of mental health literacy (MHL) in adults who work with or care for children is likely to influence the timeliness and adequacy of support that children receive for mental health problems. The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature on mental health literacy for ...
. . that are actually teaching kids mental health skills. How do they process it? How do they understand it? How do they come out of it?” That is the goal behind Dr. Watson’s program. She’s developed a core curriculum driven by students who can speak to other students about thei...
Although a focus on mental wellness for infants, toddlers, and kindergarteners started to develop about 30 years ago, a growing number of child care centers, such as Mainspring, are emphasizing mental health as much as literacy in their curriculum — that the ability toexpress emotions and ...
When it comes to mental health sick days, where do New York parents stand for allowing their kids to stay home? Nationally, around 26 percent of public school students were classified as "chronically absent" during the last school year. According to Test Prep Insight, this was a rise from ...
Of note, the intervention group faced challenges meeting the benchmark of 2 hours per week outdoors, and only 46.2% of teachers reached 80% adherence to the 10 requested mental health activities. Teachers cited adverse weather conditions and lack of time in the school curriculum as barriers to ...
The introduction of a standalone category of “personal development” gets a big cheer from me, in thinking about children and young people’s mental health. It’s music to my ears to hear that the “curriculum extends beyond the academic, technical or vocational. It provides for learners’ ...
When I created a hiking course for seventh and eighth graders, I added a curriculum centered around mindfulness, writing, and creating art. In my mind, the sun would shine down upon us, and we’d all be Zen and enchanted bynature. But then we had our first class together and it was ...
It comes in an individual format (8 weekly sessions), taught by myself, and also a version available for schools to purchase as part of their health-based curriculum. It’s actually really reasonable (cheap) for the cost of 8 sessions. We wanted to make this accessible to everyone. I ho...
Existing school-wide mental health curriculums and activities (e.g., beyondblue) are available online, and can be adapted based on the individual school context. In addition, most schools have an online education portal. Providing access to mental health education and resources on this site ...