Psychology For Kids

It is great to see that increasingly more schools and health care professionals are sharing information about having a growth mindset. Essentially Carol Dweck is stating that it comes down to the belief that we can improve, that we can grow our brains capacity to learn and get better. From developing a growth mindset children learn that they can do things that are difficult and not only survive but potentially thrive.

Developing skills in self-regulation is important for growing independence, developing resilience and for forming positive relationships.

In our girls, ADHD can present quite differently. It is helpful to know what those differences look like and how we as parents, educators and health professionals can support girls who are diagnosed.
https://childmind.org/article/how-to-help -girls-with-adhd/

I think Winnie the Pooh said it best in Christopher Robin, “Doing nothing often leads to the very best of something.”
What a great film. Do yourself a favour parents and get to the movies to watch this one. It’s a really nice reminder of what’s important.
Would love to see some pics of you and your family enjoying doing “nothing”.

Adolescence is tough. This article offers a great explanation as to why it is so tough.

Tackling school refusal.

This clip of Michelle Obama motivates the audience to continue to think about ways we can encourage and support girls and young women to “live out loud”.
What can we do? Here are a few thoughts:
- We can continue to fight for girls education.... - We can fight for gender equality. - We can encourage girls to find their purpose and passion. - We can model how to feed both the body and the mind. - We can encourage girls to be part of the solution. Assist girls in developing problem solving abilities. - We can help girls to find mentors. - We can encourage girls to speak. Remind them that they have a voice and that what they have to say is important. - We can support them in giving things a go. Even the new and the scary. - We can teach and model having a growth mindset (google Carol Dweck). At first we don’t succeed, try, try again. Remind our girls that failure and mistakes are just all part of the learning process. - And one of our personal favorites, read Dr Seuss: “Today you are you, that is truer than true. There is no one alive that is youer than you.”
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This article explores the theory of a growth mindset.

Young people who have been diagnosed with ADHD could really benefit from watching this video.

Great prompts, particularly for younger children.

This is a very important point. If 80% of what a child hears are commands, is it any wonder that some children actively challenge this?