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Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Jonathan Haidt and Dr. Becky Kennedy in Conversation with Stephanie Ruhle: The Anxious Generation

 Jonathan Haidt and Dr. Becky Kennedy in Conversation with Stephanie Ruhle: The Anxious Generation

Thursday, October 24, 2024

A Look at State Efforts to Ban Cellphones in Schools and Implications for Youth Mental Health

A Look at State Efforts to Ban Cellphones in Schools and Implications for Youth Mental Health | KFF 

Cellphone bans began decades ago amid concerns about drug deals among students via cellphones or pager devices, and have fluctuated since. In 2009, 91% of public schools prohibited cellphone use, which fell to 66% in 2015 before rising again to 76% in 2021. Cellphone bans are now being considered at the state level in light of growing student academic and mental health concerns that are associated with excessive use of smartphones.

Read more:

https://www.kff.org/mental-health/issue-brief/a-look-at-state-efforts-to-ban-cellphones-in-schools-and-implications-for-youth-mental-health/

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Kindness Lesson

Kindness Lesson


@humankind Replying to @Kristy Phillips The lesson on kindness we ALL needed to hear. #humankind #teachers #kindness #kind #teachersoftiktok @Ms. Ringold - Teacher ♬ Wings - BLVKSHP

Cyberbullying Fact Sheet: Identification, Prevention, and Response


Cyberbullying Fact Sheet: Identification, Prevention, and Response 

UPDATED for 2024! This detailed guide is a nine-page summary – filled with as much useful information as possible – to equip educators, parents, and other youth-serving adults to spot cyberbullying, respond to it appropriately and meaningfully, and to prevent its future occurrence among those they care for. If you only have time to read one fact sheet from the Cyberbullying Research Center to get up-to-speed about the problem and what you can do, read this one.

https://cyberbullying.org/cyberbullying-fact-sheet-identification-prevention-and-response