This book offers proven practices to help children thrive. In a world that seems to grow more unpredictable and challenging by the day, how can we increase learning and joy for children while offering them much-needed support? Uncertainty and disruption have created a youth mental health crisis that requires all hands-on deck. This urgently needed guidebook offers comprehensive and scientifically grounded methods you can use to support young people's well-being, no matter what obstacles they face. Written by an expert with decades of experience in education, youth development, and social work, this timely and timeless resource includes: practices that can prevent and address mental health challenges and enable young people to thrive; strategies for taking care of kids while also taking care of yourself Information on the most pressing issues youth face, from nurturing healthy relationships to building community and belonging; and key takeaways and reflection questions for individual use and group discussion as well as Try Now
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