"There is so much going on for kids as they enter adolescence, starting at age ten or 11 and persisting for the next several years. Their bodies, brains, and place in the world are changing dramatically and quickly. That's always been true. But today, there are signs that more young people than ever are having increasingly serious social, emotional, and behavioral problems."
"Arguably, the best way to address these problems is to reduce the stressors kids are increasingly experiencing. That may mean refocusing public policy by investing in social justice, environmental health, and educational equity. On a slightly smaller scale, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control provides recommendations for schools to increase kids' mental health and resiliency by acquiring mindfulness skills, social skills, emotional awareness, and connectedness."
Adolescence begins around age ten or eleven and brings rapid physical, cognitive, and social change. Increasing numbers of young people experience serious social, emotional, and behavioral problems. Reducing external stressors through investments in social justice, environmental health, and educational equity can improve youth outcomes. Schools can increase resilience by teaching mindfulness, social skills, emotional awareness, and connectedness. Household chores can boost a child's sense of importance, accomplishment, connection, and value and support emotional and behavioral development. Professional help is sometimes necessary, but small, positive, and monitored chore responsibilities can reinforce wellbeing and transfer benefits to school and life.
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