Resiliency: Building a Snow Fence Presentation
Professional-development opportunities and information, such as learning modules, presentations, and handouts, are available through the Thrive portfolio, as valuable resources and educational materials professionals, who work with families, can easily access and use. These resources are free and are immediately available for public consumption. Much is known from the research base of resiliency. The Resiliency – Building …
How Parents and Youth Experience Stress in Today’s World
Being a parent and raising children in today’s society is different than the experience your parents had when they raised you. Today’s world may feel faster paced and more interconnected. Parents face growing pressures to help their children navigate social media, academic demands, and rising concerns about mental health. Research from the Child Mind Institute’s …
Mental Health Challenges of Military-Connected Children Presentation
Professional-development opportunities and information, such as learning modules, presentations, and handouts, are available through the Thrive portfolio, as valuable resources and educational materials professionals, who work with families, can easily access and use. These resources are free and are immediately available for public consumption. Nearly 1.5 million school-aged children in the United States have at …
Promoting the Mental Health of Military Parents Presentation
Professional-development opportunities and information, such as learning modules, presentations, and handouts, are available through the Thrive portfolio, as valuable resources and educational materials professionals, who work with families, can easily access and use. These resources are free and are immediately available for public consumption. The military has been described as a “greedy” institution because it …
Why Parents Might Want to Consider an Extended “Dry January”
What is Dry January? Dry January is a public-health campaign that encourages individuals to abstain from consuming beer, wine, and spirits for the entire month of January. It began as a social initiative in the United Kingdom in 2012 and has gained global popularity with millions of individuals participating each year. The goals of initiating …
Helping Family Members Understand and Cope with a Parent’s Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Challenges
What is Post-traumatic stress disorder? Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can develop in individuals who have experienced or witnessed a shocking, distressing, or dangerous event. Individuals who are diagnosed with PTSD suffer from symptoms that last for longer than 1 month after the event has occurred, and these symptoms disrupt aspects of their daily lives, such …
Mental Health: Important for Parents and Children
In 1992, the World Federation for Mental Health established the first World Mental Health Day, which continues today and is held annually on October 10th (WMHD, 2024). On this day, various organizations, governments, and individuals work together to increase awareness of the mental health challenges people around the globe face each day and to create …
