Combatting mental health issues amid return to the classroom
Combatting mental health issues amid return to the classroom
Some Northern Virginia students are headed back into the classroom Tuesday for the first time in close to a year, including in Loudoun and Fairfax counties. It’s a big change of pace, and according to experts, it can lead to mental health challenges for many children too.
STERLING, Va. (FOX 5 DC) - Some Northern Virginia students are headed back into the classroom Tuesday for the first time in close to a year, including in Loudoun and Fairfax counties. It’s a big change of pace, and according to experts, it can lead to mental health challenges for many children too.
February 16, 2021
Phyllis Fagell
THE WASHINGTON POST – When Nick von Hindenburg, 12, moved from the Netherlands to Washington, DC at the start of seventh grade, the pandemic and online school limited his opportunities to make friends.
But after moving seven times and living on three continents, he had the skills to adapt.
“I’ve never been in this exact situation before, but I’ve had to adjust to different cultures, traditions and ways of teaching,” Nick said.
He understands that life is more like a jungle gym than a ladder, said his mother, Anisha Abraham, a paediatrician at Children’s National Hospital and author of
As a school counsellor, I know that parents of kids who have been struggling during the pandemic feel powerless and worry about long-term emotional fallout. Although caregivers can t always alter children s circumstances or shield them from discomfort, they can offer a more enduring gift: tools to manage adversity. Resilience works like a muscle we can build through effort and repetition, and we want to keep our muscles strong and flexible, so we can think of many ways to solve a problem, says Mary Alvord, co-author of Resilience Builder Program for Children and Adolescents. At the core, resilience is the belief that while you can t control everything in your life, there are many aspects you can control, including your attitude.
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