🌟 Surgeon General publishes parental mental health advisory
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🌟 TRENDING
U.S. Surgeon General calls attention to parental mental health
The Surgeon General’s advisory highlights the importance of addressing the mental health challenges parents face. It’s a call to action for increased awareness, support systems, and complete societal shifts to prioritize parental well-being. And we say, it’s about time!
🌟 5 THINGS
5 ways to talk to younger kids about mental health
Learn how to have open and honest conversations about mental health with your young children. These 5 simple tips can help your kids bounce back from challenges and give them the tools they need to handle whatever life throws their way.
Name and validate feelings
Work through conflict together
Don’t “bright side” them
Encourage them to ask questions
Don’t make it weird
🌟 SCREEN/LIFE BALANCE
Kids, nature, and screens: Why balance is more important than ever
Joel Warsh, aka @DrJoelGator of the popular parenting Instagram account and Board-Certified Pediatrician in Los Angeles, is joining The Starglow Parenting Weekly as a guest contributor this week. He’s sharing all about the impact of screen time and has some solid advice for getting your kids outside instead.
🌟 TLDR
Echoing what plenty of parents already know, Swedish health authorities tell parents no screens before age of 2
This Atlantic article explores the idea of independent play among kids (and how it can be tough for parents)
Buzzfeed shares stories from parents of when they realized they owed their kid an apology…we’re all just trying our best!
Natural and fun ways to make snack time easier!
Our Yoghurt Pick-Me Sticks from 10+ months bring new adventures in taste, shapes and textures to help promote independence, expand palate and aid motor skill progression, such as pincer grasp, hand-eye coordination, chewing and swallowing.
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