2023 Southeast Christian School Convention workshop handouts: Thursday, September 28, 2023. Word doc handout PDF handout Burned out teachers cannot effectively fulfill their calling. Poor management, persistent stress, and unrealistic expectations will result in an emotional crash. However, healthy decision-making, planning, and life habits will make the school day more enjoyable, and they will make the teacher more successful. Spiritual Emotional Health Prioritize being with God, rather than doing for God. Make the decision to […]
Category: Emotional Health
How Should Parents Respond to Childhood Stress?
Anxiety has become a much too common occurrence among the younger generation. A report from the APA revealed that Generation Z is less likely to report good mental health in comparison to other generations. Among the young adults in Generation Z, 77% stress about work and 81% stress about money. This should be a warning to parents that our children need to be prepared to handle real-world stress. There will be some cases of anxiety […]
Utilize the Power of Storytelling for Social-Emotional Training
Everyone one loves a story, and children listen to stories much better than a lecture. Stories help children digest and apply concepts when metaphors have been placed in a context that relates to their world. Did you realize that storytelling and use of metaphors is one of the most effective tools that therapists use when helping children overcome emotional and social problems? When you want to help students with an issue such as anxiety, social […]
Plan to Encourage
Now that you are a few weeks into the school year and have had a chance to get familiar with your students, you should begin to recognize their strengths and weaknesses. You have probably already sent home a note or email about a student that you wanted to improve behaviorally or academically. But, have you notified parents about something their children have done well? Chances are, you will not, unless you have an organized system […]
Teenage Anxiety Increases With the Help of Social Media
The most popular app today among adolescents is Instagram, but teens also report that it’s the app causing them the most emotional problems. In a survey of over 1,500 teens and young adults, Instagram was cited over other apps such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Snapchat as having the greatest impact on their anxiety levels.1 There’s a pivotal factor here that determines how much anxiety adolescents experience in social media use. How much are they emotionally invested in social media?