The film "Dead Poets Society" provides an excellent source within the youth group for discussion on the issue “how do you want to live”? Youth in the search of identity During puberty, young people are looking for their own identity. This refers to a phase in life, where the child tra...
Rebecca responded by creating a class on art restoration in which youth not only repaired the murals but also reported learning a powerful lesson in resiliency (Larson & Walker, 2006). Youth were learning to regulate their motivational states. They were deploying their adolescent meta-cognitive ...
As adults, these factors can contribute to these youth more likely becoming involved in addiction, violence, self-harm, substance abuse, depression, suicide, and criminal behavior. At minimum, the factors increase the likelihood that the young person will struggle to transition academically and/or ...
the reality is all around us reflected in the observation of divorce and family brake downs as a growing trend, high school and college dropout rates on the increase or already far to unacceptable as a trend, drug abuse on the increase, PTSD, ADHD, depression and suicide are all on the ...
There is a growing need for schools in Goa to step up the efforts to help students struggling with increasing mental health issues like anxiety and depression PETER FLORIANO BORGES As we reflect on World Mental Health Day 2024, observed yesterday, one pressing question looms large for educators,...
screen vs paper-based learning) were not coded as favourable or unfavourable with sedentary behaviour in general, but instead framed relative to each of the specific sedentary behaviours being examined (e.g., sedentary game favourable for cognitive indicators when compared to sedentary lesson). Summar...
But when her sister falls into depression, the plucky girl swings into action, inspiring her siblings to pull together, and the ending is hopeful. There are sometimes six or seven panels on a page, but the action and the characters’ emotions are easy to follow; red text in yellow speech...
In one nationally representative survey by researchers Rideout and Fox of 14 to 22 year-olds in the U.S., those who were experiencing depression symptoms were four times more likely to answer the following question affirmatively: “When I see so much bad news, I feel stressed or anxious.”...
Mindfulness meditation is a well-validated intervention for symptoms of depression and anxiety disorders in adults, with meta-analyses showing moderate eff
Changes Changes in moods, actions or behaviors Recent prescription of medication with depression as potential side effects Adjustment/changes in antidepressant medications Threats Specific verbal statements: I want to die, I want to kill myself Worrisome innuendos Themes of death /destruction in school...