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FROM THE BOOK BELOW:“Thoughts of self-destruction mean that you are trying to “kill off” parts of yourself that have been directed by other people.” ~ (Rosen 2002) “Listening to Depression: How Understanding Your Pain Can Heal Your Life” by Lara Honos Webb
What does it really mean to be depressed? You know depression as a collection of symptoms-fatigue, listlessness, feelings of worthlessness-and the source of more than a little pain. But depression is also a signal that something in your life is wrong...
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Psychiatric emergencies and youth suicides rise sharply with the school year.
“School is clearly bad for children’s mental health. The tragedy is that we continue to make school ever more stressful, even though research shows that none of this is necessary. Young people learn far more, far better, with much less stress (and at less public expense) when they are allowed to learn in their own natural ways, as I have pointed out in many of my previous posts and in my book, Free to Learn.”
Check out the short 1 minute video by Peter Gray who is trying to change the laws for free range parenting:
[Peter Gray on the Free-Range Parenting Law]
“With the enormous decline in children’s freedom, children’s mental health has also significantly declined. Depression & Anxiety are roughly 8 times what they were serval decades ago when children were freer. The suicide rate among school-aged children is now roughly six times what it was.”
Schools aren’t exactly improving this sta…
Have you asked your kids if THEY actually want to go to school? OR if they would prefer to spend their time more wisely engaging in their own self-directed learning pursuing their passions.
“If children are being told WHAT to learn, WHEN and HOW to learn, 6 hours a day, 5 DAYS A WEEK - no wonder CREATIVE THINKING in children is plummeting, and ANXIETY & DEPRESSION is continuing to rise.” ~ Kirsty Lee
“The best criticism of the bad is the practice of the better. Oppositional energy only create…
