How does this quote make you feel? Tell us about it in the comments!
Posting Pictures on Social Media
It can be challenging to decide what is okay to post on your personal page and what is not okay to post. It is important to remember that anyone can see the things you and your teens talk about or the pictures that are uploaded. Keeping a clean social media site can be a great way for your teens to market themselves! Here are a few examples of what to post and what NOT to post. Talking to your teens about guidelines for posting can help a lot!
What To Post:
- Pictures of traveling, hanging out with friends, or family gatherings are nice to share on social media sites.
What Not To Post:
- Pictures of underage activities like drinking alcohol or smoking cigarettes can be very harmful. Also, pictures that display private information like credit card numbers, phone numbers, or residential addresses are a bad idea.
Can you think of anything else you see on social media that would be a bad idea for your teens to post? Let us know in the comments!
Why talking to friends/family is different from talking to a therapist
Your child may feel comfortable talking with you or their friends, you know their history, and you trust and care about each other, so why go to a therapist?
What can a therapist do that a friend or family member can’t? Continue reading Why talking to friends/family is different from talking to a therapist
Start a conversation about mental health
Time to Change is a social movement across England to try and change the way the nation thinks and acts about mental health.
Monkey Bars
Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward. – C.S. Lewis
We’ve all experinced pain in ourlives – do you find this quote to be true for you? At what moment does letting go and letting the painful experince go really click for you?
How to Block Someone on Facebook
Sometimes you need to block someone out of your life. Maybe they bully you in real life or online. You do not have to tolerate that. There’s an easy way to make yourself “invisible” on facebook – you block them. They can’t even see what you say in a group message if you block them. You’re profile disappears from ever being seen by them.
- Click at the top right of any Facebook page.
- Click How do I stop someone from bothering me?
- Enter the name or email address of the person you want to block and click Block.
- If you entered a name, select the specific person you want to block from the list that appears.
Have you ever blocked someone on facebook? Share your story with us in the comments.
Celebrities Suffer too
It is easy for adolescents to think that celebrities live perfect lives that we can’t even imagine. However, many celebrities face mental illness. Here are some examples of inspiring celebrities who have struggled through mental illnesses. If your adolescent looks up to any celebrities, it may be a good conversation starter!
8 Signs of Respectful Love
Does your teenager or young adult’s significant other seem disrespectful or demeaning? It can be hard to start a conversation about relationships with someone of any age. One way to approach it is to talk to them about what a healthy or good relationship looks like.
“I will Try”
“I can’t do it” never yet accomplished anything: “I will try” has accomplished wonders. – George P. Burnham
Nature Photo Contest!
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Nature Photo Contest! Take a peek through the gallery to see all of the photos. The winner’s username is posted in the comments section, so remember to login to see if it was you. The winner is also featured in our July Newsletter and their photo is posted on our Instagram Page: sovaproject. Be on the lookout for our August Photo Contest!
Interested in participating in another photo contest? Place some suggestions in the comments below!