Connor Williams bravely shares his story with NFL.com. A thank you letter to his bullies. I hope every child, teen, family, teacher and administrator can read his letter and collectively discuss how they can respond in their schools and community. His relationship with his Dad is equally moving and inspiring.
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Spring Newsletter “It’s okay to play!”
Spring Newsletter
Battle with Depression
Stories like these always make it easier for people especially boys or men to get help. Depression is real and not a weakness. Help is available and treatment works.
Teach teens to be nice…to themselves
It’s no secret adolescence is the period of peak stress. Rachel Simmons writes a fantastic article in the NY Times about self-compassion for stressed out teens. Unfortunately, anxiety and depression have skyrocketed in today’s teens. Between 2012 and 2015 depression increased 50% in teen girls and college students experiencing overwhelming anxiety reached 62% in 2016. …
Talking to your kids about school shootings
As we all reel yet again from the tragedy yesterday in Parkland, Florida it’s important as parents to be equipped to discuss these issues with our children. NBC News asked mental health experts how they discuss these tragedies with their own children. It provides some good ideas about how to communicate and process the events …
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Winter Newsletter Stinkin’ Thinkin’
Winter Newsletter It’s time to go from Stinkin’ Thinkin’ to Smart Thinkin’ !
Suicide
A YouTube celebrity vilified across the Internet and in most mainstream news programs for an insensitive video vanishes for one month and comes back with the best mental health awareness video I’ve ever seen. He has tens of millions of subscribers and millions of fans; two of which are my own children. Suicide is the …
Better Parenting
I can’t think of a better New Year’s Resolution. David G. Allan writes “There’s a lot of talk, many articles and a long shelf of books on mindful parenting. But it all boils down to this: When you’re with your kids, give them full, curious and happy attention.” If we do nothing more than this …
Bullying and Hazing in High School Sports
Matt Wixon and Greg Riddle of the Dallas Morning News write and excellent special report on the culture of hazing and bullying in high school sports. I’ve heard heartbreaking stories from teens and observed the emotional fall out from this type of abuse. Most of this is unreported and under the radar of parents, coaches …
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Fall Newsletter “Why Do We Procrastinate?”
Fall Newsletter “Why Do We Procrastinate?”