The pandemic is hard for teens, too; what parents should look out for
By: Newsy Staff
and last updated 2021-05-07 11:27:58-04
The pandemic has been hard on adults. For children and teens, the past year has meant isolation, hours in front of a screen, and a lot changes. And now, many are heading back into the classroom. Some basic things that we can do as parents, first of all, talk through concerns with them, ask them how they re feeling about going back, what are the things you re most excited about? What are the things that you might be concerned about? If you are concerned, parents might be surprised that a kid who seems totally fine with it might record a lot of concerns, and another kid who seems a bit worried might be able to find a lot of things they re excited about, explained Parker Huston, a pediatric psychologist at Nationwide Children s Hospital in Ohio and clinical director for On Our Sleeves.
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For more than a year..story after story of racial injustice. But for many.racial trauma is centuries in the making.
“The very basic level is just thinking about the effects of racism, and these racial injustices on us as individuals, especially in black and brown communities,” explained Neuroscientist and Addy Hour Host Nii Addy.
Racial trauma can be from centuries of systemic oppression or a single personal incident.
“Maybe you ve encountered some derogatory language yourself that can lead you to to worry about those interactions, that can make you be afraid, it can make you have sleep difficulties,” said Erlanger Turner an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Pepperdine University and the founder of Therapy for Black Kids.
May 3, 2021
Collective suffering, mass trauma, pandemic PTSD, whatever you call it, a shared terrible event can leave people feeling powerless.
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The pandemic’s not fully over, and already has taken so much from so many. Time, jobs, livelihoods, loved ones..the tremendous impact it s had on our lives, the way we function is something experts say we can heal from. I really do feel like we re going to see a lot more trauma disorders that come out of this, Dr. Eric French, Medical Director of Adult Psychiatry, Medical Center of Aurora, said. In a pandemic, we re exposed to stress or maybe more likely to develop a mental health issue, Flavia Desouza, Board Certified Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor at Howard University, said.
Experts predict more trauma disorders after collective suffering of coronavirus pandemic
By: Newsy Staff
and last updated 2021-05-03 14:25:22-04
The coronavirus pandemicâs not fully over, and already it has taken so much from so many; time, jobs, livelihoods, loved ones, the tremendous impact it s had on our lives. The way we function is something experts say we can heal from. I really do feel like we re going to see a lot more trauma disorders that come out of this, Dr. Eric French, Medical Director of Adult Psychiatry, Medical Center of Aurora, said. In a pandemic, we re exposed to stress or maybe more likely to develop a mental health issue, Flavia Desouza, Board Certified Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor at Howard University, said.
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