Do Know Someone In Crisis?
From NAMI: The First Things To Do When You or A Loved One Is In Crisis. For more, visit www.nami.org for specific information. NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
Becca Is Confident and Beautiful
“Beauty Behind Becca” by Natasha Boshoff and Suaad Issa, from Oakville, ON won the Children’s Mental Health Ontario’s “Change The View” 2014 video challenge. Participants were asked to make a short video that shows how we can all take the stigma out of kids’ mental health issues. Issues like stress, depression, ADHD, bullying, psychosis and more. This girl is radiant and amazing… Shine On, Becca! Click these links to see more videos from the contest or view more information about Children’s Mental…
What Would You Do? Bullying
Great job to everyone in this video who had no idea they were being recorded… Everyone plays a part. Be the change. There are several ways to help. Find resources here.
Just Say No… To Mommy Wars
I’m not a huge fan of using videos made or sponsored by a brand since there could possibly be an underlying agenda. Having said that, though, I couldn’t resist the message being delivered here. We’re all caregivers to our children. We are doing the best we can, with what we have, based on what we know. (I also love that they included the dads in this video too) Be kind to one another. View a personal take on this here….
Fun Learning Tool for Pre-School Inclusion
Parents and Teachers: Let’s Collaborate to Advocate! Sesame Street has joined in to help our little ones understand themselves and their friends with autism. Check out some of the highlights below… The ‘Amazing’ Song – Sesame Street and Autism As a parent, this seems like a great tool to start the conversation with the Pre-School crowd to make learning about each other’s differences fun and natural. What do you think, Pre-School, Inclusion, Teachers? Would your students watch this? …