Parenting
Depression and Anxiety
Sleep
General Mental Health
How to Help
100
Name one strategy for talking with your child.

What is making one on one time with each child?

100

Name a sign of depression relating to sleep.

What is sleeping too much or too little?
100

The recommended number of hours of sleep for children ages 6-12 years.

What is 9-12 hours?

100

Sleep disorders can make ____ issues worse.

What is mental health issues?

100

Name one of three things to focus on that can improve children's mental health.

What is sleep? What is nutrition? What is exercise?

200

What is one negative aspect of social media on children and teens is an increase in this.

What is bullying?

What is increase in anxiety/depression?

What is an increase in loneliness/sense of rejection?

200

Name a physical symptom of anxiety.

What is muscle tension?

What is being easily fatigued?

What is sleep disturbances?

200

Avoiding this is one way to promote healthy sleep habits.

What is caffeine?

What is screen time before bed? 

200

The word that is defined as the opposite of flourishing.

What is languishing?

200
Name the first place to go to seek help if you notice any change in your child's behavior or have any concerns about their mental health.

What is their pediatrician?

300

Name something a parent can do to ensure that their children will feel safe talking to them.

What is taking care of self and being present?

What is harnessing your own emotions?

What is checking in often?

What is embracing your child's communication style?

What is watch for cues (bottled up emotions)?

300

Name the two most common mental health issues in children/teens.

What are depression and anxiety?

300

Name a way to promote a healthy bedtime routine.

What is make bedtime calm and predictable?

What is positive affirmations?

What is write down stressors/worries?

300

Suicide rates for girls in 2021 increased by this much. (percentage)

What is 50%?

300

If there is any concern for self-harm do this.

What is call 911 or go to the emergency room?

400

Name one way a parent can help their child avoid the negative effects of social media?

What is have an open dialogue without judgement?

What is ask questions about what they are seeing/how it makes them feel?

What is take away phone at bedtime?

What is 

400

Name a mental symptom of anxiety.

What is difficulty concentrating?

What is difficulty controlling feelings of worry?

What is restlessness or feeling on edge?

400
The number of high school students who do not get the recommended amount of sleep each night. (fraction)
What is 3 out of 4? or 3/4?
400

Name risk factors for a child/teen developing mental health issues.

What are early adversity? 

What are problems at school/with friends?

What is gender dysphoria or identifying as gender nonconforming or LGBTQIA?

What is history of learning disabilities, anxiety, depression, ADHD, or defiance/conduct disorders?

What is chronic medical issues?

What is history of brain injury or low birth weight?

400

Seeking this kind of help can lead to learning life-long coping skills.

What is counseling?

500

Instead of fixing our children's problems for them, as parenting we should be _______ not a ______.

What is "be an equipper not a fixer"?

500

What is an outward/visible sign of depression?

What is lack of concern with personal hygiene? 

What is irritability, agitation, or aggression? 

What is changes in behavior (declining grade)? 

What is changing in eating patterns? 

What is self-injury? 

What is alcohol/drug use? 

What is recklessness? 

What is decreased interest in activities?

500

The number of hours teens should sleep each night.

What is 8-10 hours?

500

Last year there was a national emergency declared on this.

What is children's mental health?

500

Name one of the community resources you can call/text for children's mental health help named during the presentation.

What is the Hope Line (1-877-235-4525)?

What is the Suicide Prevention Line (1-800-273-8255 (TALK))?

What is the Crisis Text Line (text "Home" to 741-741)?

What is the MHMR Crisis Line (1-800-866-2465)?