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I think this article by Srinidhi Raghavan raises some really interesting points, starting with these three reasons why it might not be as simple as good vs bad touch: “First, what is “good” touch? What is “bad”? How is a child supposed to determine this, and how do we teach them this without being broad…
I would agree that we are not all in the same boat. Even if we disregard the number of people dealing with direct health impacts, or losing a job, compared to those of us simply working from isolation, which are very different boats, how we handle the day to day isolation will be different. “At…
Last week, I mentioned the AFSP COVID19 digital toolkit, so when I discovered that they had partnered with Psych Hub and a whole bunch of other organizations to put all of their COVID19 mental health resources in one place, I feel like I should share that as well. I their own words: As the world…
It’s hard. Normally in April we’d be sharing all the ways teachers, neighbors, and others can help prevent child abuse, reporting when kids show up to school with unexplained injuries, or kids we suspect are being abused at home or by family contacts. But now, we don’t really see those kids at all, so it’s…
I think what Margarita writes here is something we can all identify with. Many of us struggle with self-care, and when we finally do form some habits that are all about taking care of ourselves in small ways, they get blown to bits. “The self-care rituals and rhythms you regularly rely on to boost your…
