What the Pandemic Did to Kids’ Brains
A recent study from Stanford University looked at and compared the brain structures of adolescents after the pandemic. What they found offers insights into what difficulty and stress can do to the human body, particularly the bodies of our developing…
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Why Kids Need Healthy Stress
I had to laugh when I recently read an article about the reasons why children of the 1970s should all be dead. The humor piece looked at all the evidence pointing to the fact that back then, parents didn’t worry…
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Episode 133: “Anxiety, Stress, and Fostering Resilience” with Marv Penner
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here. RSS FEED – click here. Access from iTunes. FURTHER RESOURCES Resources, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast: Marv Penner The Coalition for Youth Ministry Excellence Episode 97: “Stop…
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Parents and COVID Mental Health
Researchers are compiling data on the effect the pandemic has had on the health of parents and children. A new report from the American Psychological Association reveals the toll that the pandemic has taken on the physical and mental health…
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