Resilience is defined as adapting well to life-changing situations. Importantly, resilience can involve personal growth. Although some individuals may be more resilient than others, anyone can develop resilience. Building resilience takes time and intentionality. The core components of resilience are building connections, fostering wellness, finding purpose, and embracing healthy thoughts.
With the busy schedule of our lives, expenses of living, and current regulations requiring social-distancing and the closure of many businesses it can feeling challenging to be active or continue an exercise routine. However, there are all kinds of options when trying to improve our fitness while staying at home!
We all have limits and rules that we abide by and set for ourselves within relationships. For example, you might share a personal story with a friend you’ve known for years, and decide not to share this same story with a coworker you just met. These guidelines are referred to
The use of online social networking has continued to grow year by year. We often use these sites to communicate with others, learn new information, and interact with different people. People also use the internet to watch videos, text, engage in video chats, do research, and read news articles. As
Social media use has been found to have detrimental effects on mental health. Lin et al. (2016) found a relationship between social media use and increased depressive symptoms. Social media use can be passive (observing other people’s social media) or active (regularly posting) and both have been found to negatively
The most common challenge for children with ADHD is that they often have the ability to understand what they need to do and how, but struggling to actually following through on tasks. In addition, another common struggle for children with ADHD that typically goes unnoticed is a lack of self-awareness.
Symptoms of depression can vary across the lifespan based on development and can look very different for children and adolescents compared to adults. For instance, children experiencing depression can present as primarily irritable rather than sad/depressed and may engage in disruptive behavior or complain of physical discomforts instead of describing
Teenagers face many challenges unique to their age group. One major challenge for teens is social problems, specifically conflicts with friends and peers, bullying, and social exclusion. Parents may sometimes feel that these social problems take over their teen’s life. Parents may have different views on what constitutes a social
Diet appears to play a role in mood and mental well-being. Research explains the connection. It appears that certain foods can help to improve our well-being, while others have the opposite effect. According to the European Neuropsychopharmacology journal, this is because our brain functioning depends on the availability of certain
As parents and caregivers, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed with our children’s behavior on even the easiest days. With tantrums, calls from school, and other behavioral difficulties, sometimes challenges extend beyond what is manageable on our own, and our relationship with our children starts to fray. In these