There is some recent research about the impact of the pandemic on children that is alarming, research that we should all take note of. This past summer there were headlines stating that children born during pandemic have lower IQs. Not just lower IQs but substantially lower IQs.  A headline from The Guardian states the following: Researchers blame lack of […]

As we’re well into the post-COVID 2021/22 school year, our schools had no idea what to anticipate, although we knew there would be some struggles. The impact of this mental health reaction has been felt significantly accordingly to a recent report on the PEW website written by Christine Vestal. Here is the introduction to this […]

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, can we be grateful for….wait for it….the Pandemic?! Maybe. I thought an invitation to all of us to reflect on those things we are grateful for about the pandemic might be an interesting exercise.  According to the website Positive  Psychology in an article entitled What is Gratitude and Why is it so important the Harvard Medical […]

In all my studies over the years about the brain and trauma, I am repeatedly impressed by how much we are dependent on our social experiences to maintain our mental health. Here are a few quotes from one of my favorite authors, Louis Cozolino, who describes in his book The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy: Healing the […]

All of us who are concerned about our children and teenagers know that some very difficult issues emerged during COVID-19 as a result of the impact of the virus and what has happened in schools, homes and communities as a result. Our children were not unaffected. A recent report on the Impact of Children’s Mental […]

As a country we have experienced a year where students have been isolated and had significant negative impact from COVID-19. It has created loss of learning, anxiety, depression, and general brain dysregulation. Students who have had these adversities along with other issues will simply not do well in a traditional school. In light of this […]

Educators are experiencing a great deal of angst from their students who have returned from the effects of the pandemic. I know our school staff and our counselors at Lakeside have seen more mental health crisis than usual in the lives of our students. It is difficult to find ways to help these students. It […]

We have all been aware of the research that many of the students who are returning to school have had some significant deficits as a result of the pandemic. Those of us who deal with challenging students are seeing some of their issues spiraling in different ways and acknowledge that there have been changes in […]

In most of the media coverage of the COVID pandemic and the current variant, we tend to focus on vaccines, masks, hospital overcrowding and controversies like what we should do about school precautions. We also have a significant political dialogue that has spurned controversy nationwide. I just read a story that reminded me of the […]

The COVID-19 virus has created significant stress and duress in the lives of so many Americans, whether child or adult. We have seen a tremendous rise in anxiety, depression and related mental health issues throughout our country. In the midst of this crisis we have come to understand and recognize the importance of resilience as […]