Youth Health Connection | Barbara J Green PHD

As we end 2020 and look forward to a new year, 2021, we do so with many mixed emotions.

by Barbara J Green PhD | Dec 31, 2020 | Writings and Publications, Youth Health Connection

2020 was a year that brought remarkable global challenges. We have struggled mightily with Covid, economic uncertainty, loss of daily life as we knew it, literal loss of loved ones. From all that we have endured, I find hope in the stories of humanity, compassion and...

Not the Holidays We Remember: But This Is Not Forever

by Barbara J Green PhD | Dec 8, 2020 | Youth Health Connection

As we approach Thanksgiving, Chanukah, and Christmas, while coping with the surge of COVID, I am hearing over and over in my clinical sessions and from friends and family, a deep longing for what people describe as “normalcy”. It is within the human spirit to seek...

A Different Holiday Season: Coping with the Loss of Holiday Traditions

by Barbara J Green PhD | Dec 1, 2020 | Writings and Publications, Youth Health Connection

With Thanksgiving recently passed and Chanukah and Christmas quickly approaching, the holiday season is officially in full swing. This year, some of our most beloved holidays come amidst a frightening surge in cases of COVID-19. In both my clinical sessions and in...

Youth Health Connection is proud to partner with Our Minds Matter

by Barbara J Green PhD | Nov 24, 2020 | Youth Health Connection

Youth Health Connection is proud to partner with Our Minds Matter. OMM is a research-based mental health awareness curriculum that is student led and driven, and utilizes a club model, which allows it to be accessible to an entire school. It builds a month to month...

Tips for Emotional and Physical Well Being

by Barbara J Green PhD | Oct 12, 2020 | Writings and Publications, Youth Health Connection

Wash, wash, wash your hands Practice Social Distancing as an act of empathy Get healthy sleep and keep a sleep schedule Maintain mindful healthy nutrition Try to keep a routine and schedule Keep active with exercise and movement Practice meditation, mindfulness and...

Self Care: Making Sure Your “Mask” Is On!

by Barbara J Green PhD | Oct 1, 2020 | Writings and Publications, Youth Health Connection

Keeping clean: Wash, wash, wash: Sing a song to help your children along Quite literally, wear your mask, make it a habit Keeping social distance is an act of self compassion and empathy for others Keeping one self balanced! Routine and Schedule: Set a routine and...