As a young adult at one point or another, you’ve likely had questions about your self-identity. It’s normal. We all wonder about who we are at some point in our lives. As a result of what we discover, though, we can sometimes wonder if we’re “normal.” This is especially true if your self-identity falls outside […]
Category Archives: Child and Teen
Blog posts about youth mental health
Music Playlists: Creating Soundtracks for Making Changes In Your Life
Whenever we start a new year, we often find ourselves making resolutions and goals. This is fine if it works for you, but it doesn’t have to be January 1st to start thinking about what you want to achieve. There are probably plenty of changes you want to make in your life. The real question […]
Managing Feelings of Anxiety & Understanding Why You Feel It
Anxiety can be hard to manage sometimes. In this post I share more about what anxiety is, why you might feel it, and why it might be a greater problem for some people. I also provide a few no-cost/low-cost tips for managing feelings of anxiety.
[Video] “How the Brain Develops During Adolescence”
Adolescence is a time when a lot of things change. Everything seems to be changing. Teens’ brains are one of those things that are changing. In this educational video geared towards teens, I talk about what’s happening to their brains during adolescence. I also offer some tips at the end for how they can better foster healthy connections within their brains.
How Mental Health Influences Your Health: A Key to Well-Being
Health is a multidimensional phenomenon made up of several aspects. Mental health is one of these. This post looks at how mental health influences health.
Recognizing the Effects of Bullying on LGBTQ Students
Kids today face bullying in ways that are hard to imagine. Unfortunately, many LGBTQ students experience bullying. In this post, I talk a bit about the state of bullying against LGBTQ students in Boulder County and the effects that such bullying can have.
Teenagers and Music
The Experiences of Teenagers Do you remember what it was like to be a teenager? I think many of us tend to remember the teenage years as being a difficult or awkward time. It was difficult because we didn’t exactly know who we were, other than we weren’t sure if we wanted to be who […]
Middle School-Age Children, Life Skills, and Music
Music can support middle school-age children in the development of new skills and abilities necessary for adulthood, while also helping refine old skills.
Elementary-Age Children, Developmental Skills, and Music
Elementary-age children are continuing to develop and gain new skills that will help them in life. Music can be used to cultivate and support these skills. In this post I talk a bit about what some of these skills are that children are developing during the elementary school years and ways that music can help.
The Role of Music in Early Childhood Education and Development
Music serves a variety of purposes in the early childhood education setting. In this post, I discuss the role music can play in early childhood development.