Cultivate…RELATIONSHIPS by being a safe place for your teen’s difficult emotions

We often confuse mental wellness with feeling good all of the time. While it’s true that practicing optimism, gratitude, and other wellness skills can drastically improve mental health, we will never be exempt from experiencing uncomfortable emotions. Sadness, anxiety, grief, loneliness, and more are all normal during this time. In a recent article for in…

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Cultivate… RELATIONSHIPS by Understanding The Importance of Supportive Adult Relationships

Research has shown children with at least one supportive adult relationship will overcome hardships later in life, regardless of their upbringing. It is important for parents and caregivers to provide them with support along with other skills in order to strengthen their foundation of resilience they need to effectively cope with future possible stress and…

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Cultivate… RELATIONSHIPS and help teens stay connected to friends

Teens are already going through important years of their lives and during this time, they cherish their friendships more than anything. COVID-19 is impacting our teens’ mental health and social connectedness. During this time of physical distancing, teens may start to feel sad and isolated as their connection with friends is limited. First, it is…

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Cultivate… RELATIONSHIPS by adding family time to daily routines

In our “Cultivate… COPING and create structure around school at home” post, we discussed the importance of structuring each day for minimal interruptions and to ensure work is being done doing work time. But did you know that daily routines can also help strengthen family relationships? Daily routines offer many benefits to children and structuring…

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Cultivate… KNOWLEDGE and learn the core functions of the brain

This week is Brain Awareness Week and for the next few days, we will be posting information about our brains and how they work! Today, we will talk about the core functions of the brain. The brain has three main sections of the brain: forebrain, midbrain, and hindbrain. The forebrain is the largest and most…

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Cultivate…RELATIONSHIPS with Music

The idea for today’s post came from the pivotal scene in the movie, Her Smell, in which the main character’s struggle with addiction and mental illness leads to the destruction of her successful band, and a rift in her relationship with her daughter. (mild spoiler alert to follow) In this important scene, the main character…

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