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For more information check out this article on digital wellness. Remember that life is not a highlight reel, it’s lived to the fullest in both the joys and struggles. Writer: Shannon Carter, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Fairfield County, cart...
More recently, gamification has been increasingly applied in health and wellness contexts, aiming to encourage physical activity and mental well-being in both young and older demographics. This evolution highlights gamification’s adaptability and growing significance across different fields and age groups ...
For parents and caregivers, the app includes a number of free resources for teaching your child problem-solving skills and self-soothing strategies. There are additional materials available on the app’s free companion website, so you can continue to help your child on their mental wellness journ...
(Childs-Fegredo et al.,2021). In all 3 studies parents reported on concerns around the burden of screening, recognising that screening placed extra demands on schools and held concerns around how detection linked to later support:“I know my kids, sometimes they feel better talking to somebody...
By Dr. Caroline Norman, PhD, MA|October 20th, 2022|Categories: Everyday tips, Kids, Mental Health, Personal development, Wellness What is bullying? Bullying doesn’t have a legal definition. One common way of defining bullying is as repeated behaviour intended to hurt someone emotionally or phy...
for wellness, for coaching, things like that. And so how flexible can we be. In any case, we have to also find ways to support our existing clinicians and leveraging these resources can also be a retention tool for us to keep those clinicians as well. And that’s something I’m very...
they tend to point out the inherent good of talking about it. In an article about an open letter written by Lady Gaga for the Born This Way Foundation’s website (a foundation that seeks to “support the mental and emotional wellness of young people by putting their needs, ideas, and vo...
As we think of the areas of development involved in this broader definition of success, what pictures come to mind when you think of: A student thriving academically? A student thriving physically? A student thriving in their mental health and wellness? What came to mind here? Do y...
Rafferty J, Committee on Psychological Aspects of Child and Family Health, Committee on Adolescence, Section on LGBT Health and Wellness. Ensuring comprehensive care and support for transgender and gender-diverse children and adolescents. Pediatrics 2018;142(4). Available at https://doi.org/10.1542/...