Every Little Thing

can affect a child's mental and emotional development in both minor and major ways. In some ways it could just mean that you child has less reaction to social cue and be a bit more socially awkward. All the way to your child being at major risk of things like depression. It can affect them most when they learn to talk to people face to face. Kids who go on to use screens for most of the lives have a harder time learning how to talk to people face to face. They are used to being able to say any…

books and tell my parents what the book was about based on what the pictures it showed. I’d tell them I know what it’s about because I read it, but, the thing is, I never read any of it. I only lied because that was the only way for them to get me more books. When I was young, whenever I looked at a book, I only saw lines with random letters. Every book I had would translate into saying, “BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH!” I guess you can say that 's what it sounded like when I first started to read.…

U.S. were estimated to have had at least one major depressive episode (National Institute of Mental Health). That is nearly 11% of the youth in this country. Blinded by my own depression, I never realized the myriad of people experiencing the same thing. Everywhere we look there is a person going through hardship. When faced with challenges in life you have to find your own way out and though depression is a debilitating disease that often goes overlooked, I found my way out. Depression has such…

knowing that our friendship was over, and the only thing I could blame was that pole. May came in full heat with soaking temperatures, and the only thing on my mind was summer. It was coming up on the end of my 8th grade year, I had good grades with a good attitude, but no friends. Achieving good grades and success was easily achievable for me, the whole social thing, however, threw me for a whirl. Fumbling of words, and the sweating of hands every time someone came to carry on a conversation,…

United States of America (U.S). I understand why people are skeptical in front of anyone who looks different, but things become hard when they react to let you know it. My first week, things began in my building when a young woman decided to skip the elevator I was in, even though she had been waiting for it. Next, I had to face the reaction of people outside, and to understand the thing that was really…

beautiful snowy mountains and a bunch of scenery. A girl from Los Angeles, California that would be the weirdest thing to imagine for someone who grew up around beaches and warm weather all the time. That girl was me, I just learned that I was moving from sunny California to bi-polar weather Colorado. Learning that I was moving to a completely different state was one of the hardest and weirdest things for me. During the months of September and October my parents dropped a bomb on us children…

“Survival is a privilege which entails obligations. I am forever asking myself what I can do for those who have not survived”. (Simon Wiesenthal) People always have a difficult time changing, they like sticking to one thing and improve on that one thing. Then there are people, who’s life is constantly changing. Change is an inevitable aspect of life it helps shape who we are and who we want to be leading us to significant realization through ones mental, physical, emotional and physical self.…

they lacked, but now I was back to being that twelve year old girl who was constantly questioning her every move, unable to decipher whether it was the anxiety or ADHD that was deciding how and what and when she would be capable of so much as breathing correctly; and if she wasn’t hyperventilating it was the sweaty palms and heart palpitations she had to worry over. Yes, my grades looked a little better, but all who cared about those knew I was being bothered by much more than my feigned…

to give you some motivation, to give you praise. Than it always seems that there is nobody around to lend you a helping and kind word. What would you do if you were on your own with depleting motivation? Everyone needs and deserves a little flattery and praise every once in awhile. Hearing praise about something you feel accomplished with and proud of, is like giving someone a gold medal for putting on their shoes. It should be done without thought to those around us. Many situations come up in…

facilitating a group, as social workers there are severer different skills and techniques that you could use. The social work skills I used throughout the group meeting was active listening, communication, organization, and empathy. I listened to every member of the group and I also reflected on what they stated, so they could know I am listening and understand them. I used effective listening because it helps create respect and trust, so the members of the group could feel comfortable…