Teens in a Pandemic Check In: Recap of 2020 & Hope for 2021 - S3 E13

Pandemic check-in!
Back for the new year... it's 2021! We are a doing these from time to time this school year-- a "temperature check" from our 8th graders on how everything is going in our COVID era of learning and living.

This week's hosts, Naomi and Zoie interview classmates MeShauna and Tiffany and all four 8th graders have a conversation to recap all of the events of 2020 before looking ahead to 2021.

Specifics include worldwide catastrophes and political events like wildfires, celebrity deaths, Black Lives Matter, murder hornets, Trump & Biden election, storming of the Capitol building, remote learning, hybrid approach, vaccine possibilities, and more.

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
Students:
MindBe Education - 30 Mindfulness Activities for Teens
Health Mind Platter - Essential Brain Activities

Parents:
Parent Learning Center - Expectations That Your Teen Will Appreciate In The Future
World Health Organization (WHO) - Self-Care and Self-Help

Teachers:
Time - Teen Depression and Anxiety: Why the Kids Are Not Alright
Chicago Tribune - 'No worse fate than failure': How pressure to keep up is overwhelming students

Tune in next week for a new topic and a new set of guests. Make sure to subscribe to keep up to date on our podcast episodes throughout the school year.

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