Here's a touching animated short about adoption.
It's described as "the story of a little girl who has been abandoned by the adults who promised to love her forever. In the end someone has finally found her that can hold on forever, hopefully."
"Experts from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network share their recommendations for educators supporting students during the COVID-19 crisis."
Read more at: https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/a-trauma-informed-approach-to-teaching-through-coronavirus
"We asked educators what they need, and we listened. We hope this message—and these resources—offer some help."
Read more at: https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/teaching-through-coronavirus-what-educators-need-right-now
"The spread of the new coronavirus has become racialized, so it’s critical that educators understand the historical context and confront racist tropes and xenophobia from students and colleagues."
Read more at: https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/speaking-up-against-racism-around-the-new-coronavirus
Whether you’re Van Gogh or a stick-figure sketcher, a new Drexel University study found that making art can significantly reduce stress-related hormones in your body.Read more about it at:
Although the researchers from Drexel’s College of Nursing and Health Professions believed that past experience in creating art might amplify the activity’s stress-reducing effects, their study found that everyone seems to benefit equally.
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I am frequently confronted with parents’ concerns regarding the effectiveness of play therapy as a form of treatment. They say, “But it’s just play!” Play therapy is not just play. The treatment might be fun for the young patient—yes—but there is a lot that’s being expressed and understood. Play therapy is meaning-full!Read the entire article here:
Young children communicate through play. Pretend play allows children to assume the control they so rarely experience living in a world run by adults. They are free to express their emotional experience—what it feels like to be them. With access to this internal realm, I, as a play therapist, can help the child discover alternative ways of coping with their worries.
