Over a billion people spend 30+ minutes a day on Instagram.
But how do social media platforms affect mental health?
Research shows us that…
It’s ADDICTIVE. It continually serves content…you just keep scrolling!
Social
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In recent years, the American Psychological Association (APA) has been working towards addressing societal issues regarding racial equality…including examining the racism the plagued the field’s history. In October 2021, the
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Some things in life are badThey can really make you madOther things just make you swear and curseWhen you're chewing on life's gristleDon't grumble, give a whistleAnd this'll help things
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Parents have always struggled with parental burnout, but the pandemic has more recently brought it into sharper focus. Now, on top of balancing busy family lives and busy work lives,
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(Taken from “Framing Strategies to Shape Parent and Adolescent Understandings of Development” by Kendall-Taylor and Ginsburg, Pediatrics, September 2021, Volume 148, Number 3)
Here are some tips for talking about the difficult,
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The title caught my eye a few weeks ago as I was scrolling through social media. “Demystifying Disability”?? Yes, please! Emily Ladau, a disability activist, writes about everything from ableism
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How do you find meaning after a loss?
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’s 1969 book On Death and Dying identified five stages of grieving: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance (who remembers these from
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I ran across two interesting abstracts for recently published articles!
Student-Teacher Relationships and Adult Health:
Jinho Kim (2021) found a strong positive relationship between good student-teacher relationships and adult health, even accounting
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Do I have ADD?
No.
Let’s start with a brief history of what we now call Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
Hippocrates (460 to 375 BC) made at least one reference to a person who had
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ACEs are potentially traumatic events that occur during childhood. They can include experiencing violence, abuse, neglect, growing up in a household with substance abuse or mental health issues, or having
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Looking for a great book that will make you not only want to be a better person and parent, but also give you some tools to getting there?
“What Happened to You: Conversations
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Did you know that girls can have ADHD too?
According to the CDC (based on data collected from 2016-2018), 10.8% of the population have ever been diagnosed with ADHD- 14.6% of
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Book Review Time!
I just finished another great book- “Out of my Mind” by Sharon Draper. This book follows Melody as she learns about herself and how to ‘deal’ with middle
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Great Book Alert!
“Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus” by Dusti Bowling
Middle school is hard. Middle school when you have some differences can be even harder! Aven and
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As I was reading through some of blurbs of articles written in the past few years, one in particular caught my attention: “Talk more to raise children’s skills.” Working (and
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