Here we go again: It's already clear the next couple seasons won't be the "life as usual" we all hoped for. So what are some ways we can manage our anxiety as the days get a little darker and we pull the masks back on? NPR Health has you covered.
Mental health days for kids? Illinois says yes please and thank you. Students across the prairie state will be able to take up to five excused mental health days starting in January. And there's data to back up that new policy. According to the CDC, in the spring of last year, hospitals saw a 24% increase in the number of visits to the emergency room for mental health reasons among kids aged 5 to 11 years old, and a 31% increase for kids 12 to 17. Yikes.
Getting critiqued can be — as the teens say — cringey. Just the words, "Hey, can I give you some feedback?" can turn your blood to ice, your face to red and start you down panic attack alley or embarrassment lane. But receiving feedback doesn't have to be terrifying, psychologists say.
You know that time you stepped on your dog's tail and felt really badly about it —like maybe your dog thought you did it on purpose? Don't worry! Turns out dogs are way smarter than we give them credit for. They can actually (get ready for it) understand a person's intentions, a new study suggests. So we can't help but wonder ... what else do they know?
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