Mental Health
An intricate part of children's overall health and even has a relationship with their physical health.
What is mental health?
True or False: medication is the only treatment method that works for mental health problems.
False: medication can be helpful, but therapy and counseling are also effective forms of overcoming mental illness.
If a child is feeling sad at home, what can he or she do to cheer themselves up?
Talk to my mom or dad, play games, listen to music or do things they enjoy doing.
True or False: Children are too young to develop a mental illness like depression or anxiety.
What is FALSE?
Getting enough of this vitamin can help children to feel happy
What is Vitamin D
This is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act.
What is depression?
True or false: all stress is bad.
False. Some stress can be motivating and is a natural reaction your body has to certain events. It can sometimes give us an "extra push". When stress becomes too much to handle, that might be an indication to start making some positive mental health changes
Name two ways that you can support your child at home
What is the presenter's name and title?
Cynthia Eliezer, Licensed Professional Counselor :-)
Who's hosting this event?
Who is Mr. Eliezer?
A symptom of depression is a persistently ____ mood.
WHAT IS SAD or DEPRESSED or UNHAPPY
Ignoring your feelings makes them go away.
False. Ignoring feelings only makes them grow more intense. Like a pressure valve, they will slowly seep out or explode in unintended and potentially harmful ways.
Twice as many boys as girls age 4-17 are diagnosed and medicated for this disorder
What is ADHD?
What are coping skills?
A strategy that helps individuals feel better when they are having a challenging time.
Mental Health is
Important, real, part of being human, etc.
Behavior is a form of
What is communication?
ALL Children know how to express themselves.
FALSE. Some children need support and encouragement.
Children need 8 hours of this each day
What are some symptoms of SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder)
Low energy, feeling sad, irritable, etc.
Mental Health is not
This occurs during the fall and winter season
Children cannot be anxious or depressed?
FALSE. Children have feelings and emotions.
This female superstar who is married to Jay-Z has struggled with depression
Who is Beyonce?
What affects the level of melatonin and serotonin?
Decrease in sunlight
Name something that you've learned
ANYTHING