Today we talk about the importance of Mental Wellness and Social Emotional Learning. Lava Ridge offers several SEL and Wellness programs for our students. If you'd like to see your questions or suggestions on a future podcast, please visit us at counseling.lavaridge.net.

In November, Mr. LD and the 6th grade will be looking at ways to develop confidence as a tool for being resilient. Mrs. J and the 7th grade will be talking about the decisions we make regarding our Parents. We love teaching your kids and we welcome you to give us feedback and questions that you might want us to address in future episodes.

On this episode, Mr. LD and Mrs. J talk about school avoidance, the things that make kids want to stay home from school, and some tools to help curb the anxiety and set expectations to help students succeed. (Sorry about the echo in the audio! We're learning as we go!) Please visit our website, counseling.lavaridge.net to email comments or show suggestions. Thanks for listening!

We discuss the various ways social media and technology affect students and what parents can do to raise healthy kids in this crazy electronic world. We invite you to give us a review and interact with us at our website: counseling.lavaridge.net/podcast

In Episode 4, we give a preview of our upcoming counseling lessons which center on Competence and Friendships.

In Episode 3, we give an overview of our monthly counseling lessons and talk about why resilience is such a key skill for life. We also discuss the Decade of Decisions and why making a plan for the future is so important.

Here are the Amazon links to the books referenced in the podcast.

Building Resilience in Children and Teens by Kenneth Ginsburg

https://www.amazon.com/Building-Resilience-Children-Teens-Giving/dp/1581108664/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=building+resilience+in+children+%26+teens&qid=1599964592&sr=8-1

The Six Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make by Sean Covey

https://www.amazon.com/Building-Resilience-Children-Teens-Giving/dp/1581108664/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=building+resilience+in+children+%26+teens&qid=1599964592&sr=8-1

In this episode, we talk about the way bullying has changed in today's technological world and three things parents can do to help fight bullying from home.

The inaugural episode of Lava Ridge School Counseling podcast. An overview of what's to come and why we're starting a podcast.