Posts Tagged ‘#mentalhealth’
Let’s Teach Kids to Lift Each Other Up
I see the damage every day caused by youth being mean to each other intentionally and inadvertently. Bullying, mean words, purposeful exclusion and making fun of others are a daily struggle, particularly in middle school.
Read MoreA Fresh Look To Celebrate 10 Years of Trainings
Celebrating 10 years of trainings!
Read MoreSocial Media, Mental Health and Suicide
Since 2012, I’ve been doing trainings trying to help adults understand the world of youth, technology, social media, and mental health. When I first started doing my trainings, I was targeting the parents of high school aged kiddos. Now I’m trying to get elementary parents to my trainings. As youth get technology younger and younger, they can see and misunderstand healthy and unhealthy mental health.
Read MorePA’s Mental Health Campaign
I’m very excited to see this initiative in PA. Hopefully we will see some action towards prevention and treatment for mental health in PA. Hopefully other states will follow this lead.
Read MoreApp review: “Lure”
A parent emailed me asking if I thought the Lure app was appropriate for his 12 year old child. I did my research. Lure is a “Chat Fiction” app that allows the reader to follow a story told as if you were watching someone’s text message log.
Read MoreNew Resource: App Guide – Snapchat
Here is another release in our App Resource Guide for Adults. While Snapchat has a deceptive feel to it due to the disappearing messaging function, the messages/pictures/videos are not always inappropriate.
Read MoreNew Resource: App Guide – Instagram
I’m excited to share a new resource! I’ve been working on this App Resource Guide for adults since December of last year. I’m kicking this resource off by sharing information about Instagram.
Read More13 Reasons Season 3 Resource
With the release of 13 Reasons Why Season 3 on August 23rd, 2019, the 13 Reasons Why Toolkit has been updated.
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