Mental Health for our Returning Students
A note about mental health for our children and students: As schools start back up here in the US, it's natural to talk with our kids and students about the coming scholastic year. What classes are they interested in? Where do they need more credits? Questions about possible extracurricular activities naturally come up, as does the need for clothes, haircuts, and supplies. One thing I hope comes up in your household or relationships with students is mental health. Now, this isn't about the nuts and bolts 'bullying hurts people, don't do it' sort of stuff I want to address. The kids have been getting those messages for years; most of them since kindergarten. What they are paying attention to, however, is social media. During the last few years, the deluge of online 'therapists' has overwhelmed our kids. They are everywhere: telling them that if you have X habit, you might have Y type parents; or be a 'type'... people pleaser, antisocial, introverted
