Bullying is intentional tormenting in physical, verbal, or psychological ways. It can involve hitting, shoving, name-calling, threats, and mocking. Some kids bully by shunning others and spreading rumors about them, either in person or online. Online bullying has become so much of an epidemic that many grassroots organizations are working hard to create policies against …
In the last post, I talked about race, racism, and how to start a conversation with your kids. If you didn’t get a chance to read it I encourage you to do so you won’t be disappointed. Today I want to dive into how racism, discrimination can affect the mental health of children and adolescents. …
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The events that have been unfolding before our eyes is nothing short of tragic and evil. The unfortunate truth is – this is not new! It has been happening again and again as if it’s the norm. Let’s talk about the beauty of race and ethnicity first. Race is not solely biological in nature but …
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Modern science tells us how brain architecture develops at a young age. In fact, early childhood experiences have an enormous impact on brain development and can affect our health throughout our lives. Think about that! Early childhood development and early childhood experiences affect the long term impact on learning, physical, and mental health. Numerous amount …
It was thought before that a child’s knowing, growing, and relationships sewing develop completely separately. Even when it comes to assessing children at a young age, healthcare providers before used to assess the different categories separately – the child’s cognitive development, social development, and physical growth. This way of assessment and understating of human development …
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As mentioned previously brains and skills are built over time. Meaning it takes time to build a brain and while it’s building it can easily be influenced. While the brain is developing there is a period of plasticity – based on the child early life experiences the brain architecture can be impacted easily. Therefore the …
This website is dedicated to aspire, encourage and give hope to people from all walks of life who experienced mental illness, black men and women, in particular, Eritrean refugees all over the world who went through a lot of hardships and trauma in pursuit of a better life. There is hope. You are not alone.