One day this week I had to have a discussion with kids in almost every grade about the topic of "resilience", as part of a health and wellness unit. We talked about strategies for what the kids could do whenever they were having a hard time. Every school should touch on this topic in each grade, every year, because it's so important. And yet, so few schools make teaching their kids about mental health a priority. Just having a conversation doesn't make every kid automatically more resilient, but it does help them become more introspective, mindful, and supportive of their peers. I'm sure some of them think it's a joke, but maybe at some point down the road it will resonate with them.
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