Tag: children mental health

• Checklist for a Mentally Healthy School Year

  

  The start of a new school year can be both exciting and nerve-wracking for children and parents alike.   It’s essential to prioritize their mental well-being along with their academic success. These both go hand in hand.  A healthy parent/student relationship is paramount in both parties mental health.  As parents of six children, over the…

  Joe Carei

  August 26, 2023

  Bullying, child health, Children and phone, Family, First Day of School, Mealtime, Mental Health, Outdoor activities, Peer Pressure, Positive Mindset, Social Connections, social media mental health, Social Skills, Stress, Stress Management for Children, teenagers, Time Management

  Bullying, children, children mental health, First Day of School, Mental Health, New school year, parent/student relationship, parenting, peer pressuer, Positive Affirmation, positive mindse, realistic expectations, reduce stress in children, school, School routine, screen time, shared mealtime, social connections for students, Stress

• Are we too conservative?: Our next kid’s first phone.

  

  We are a little more conservative than most.  We have set 15 1/2 years old as the time to give our child a smartphone.  We have done this with our oldest who is now 30, so she got her first phone in 2007.  I am sure several days later she got her first inappropriate text…

  Joe Carei

  February 27, 2023

  Children and phone, cyberbullying, Family, Fitness, Mental Health, Smart phone Use, social media mental health, Stress, Technology, Uncategorized

  children, children mental health, cyberbullying, parenting