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Finding the Right Mental Well-Being Program for Your Students Mental well-being programs are essential in today’s schools. With an emphasis on self-regulation, self-awareness, and communication, these programs can help students manage their emotions, build...
We’ve all heard it dozens of times – New Year, New You! For many years this refrain motivated me in my resolutions and then went quickly down the drain, along with those same resolutions. A year later, I’d attach myself to the slogan again, and somewhere around...
Why do I have these feelings? There must be something wrong I didn’t feel this way yesterday I felt strong My stomach hurts It won’t go away Same old things Just a different day I have so much energy But I’m locked in a cage I’m screaming on the inside I want to...
For Each year around the globe, October 10th is recognized as World Mental Health Day. For 2022, the theme is “make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority.” Some goals for creating this day would include raising awareness of mental health issues,...
As a classroom teacher of 16 years, I understand the pushback from some within the education community about adopting a social emotional learning curriculum and making it a priority within their classrooms or schools. For the first 12 years of my teaching career, I...