E.E. Thorgaard

100% of respondents to recent polls have worried about their children’s #mentalhealth during the #COVIDー19 #pandemic. 100% also worry about their children’s #socialemotionallearning. I wrote When the World Closed to help them. Available on Amazon & Whentheworldclosed.com

Hi! I’m looking for #ChildrensBooks that tell the true/historical story of Santa Claus (or how he came to be known). Please send any you know my way! TY! #SantaClaus #SantaClausIsComing #Christmasgifts #BookRecommendations #Christmas2021 #WritingCommnunity #edutwitter

What do YOU mean when you say a book was “well written?” #amwriting #BookTwitter #WritingCommunity #readingcommunity #amreading

“The #pandemic has intensified this crisis: we have witnessed dramatic increases in emergency department visits for all mental health emergencies including suspected suicide attempts.”

The @AmerAcadPeds @AACAP & @hospitals4kids have just declared a National emergency in child and adolescent #mentalhealth Rates of childhood #suicide have risen to the 2nd leading cause of death for 10-24yos aap.org/en/advocacy/ch…

While 98% of teachers feel administrators could help with this stress, 42% of teachers said administrators have NOT made ANY efforts to help relieve their stress. 1/5 teachers said administrators tried to help but failed. #edutwitter #EDU21 #AcademicChatter

Teacher stress levels have skyrocketed during the pandemic… and it’s making them want to quit. 1/4 teachers say recent job-related stress leads them to think often about quitting #edutwitter #edchat #edtech #mentalhealth edweek.org/teaching-learn…

Children experience high levels of stress just like adults, but they may not be able to recognize its symptoms or know how to respond effectively. Use these five tips to talk to your children about finding ways to identify and manage their stress. apa.org/topics/stress/…

Continued funding for in-school social-emotional development support is critical to addressing the long-term mental health impacts of the pandemic for kids and teens, says @drsharonhoover. nationalgeographic.com/science/articl…

We must not forget about student #mentalhealth @NCSMHtweets @NCS3Connect @nasponline #schoolmentalhealth thehill.com/opinion/educat…

“This really should be a core part of your curriculum ... teaching kids how to obtain and sustain positive mental health, understand mental illness, and how to seek help if they need it.” @drsharonhoover on supporting students' mental health edweek.org/leadership/men… #edchat

I heard someone teasing that “you can’t die from a #panicattack” so I thought it’d be a good time for this data: Those with panic disorder are found to have a 36% higher risk of heart attack and 47% higher risk of heart disease than those without. #mentalhealth #mentalillness

A reminder to be gentle with yourself: the #pandemic continues to be challenging for many, incl. those with #mentalillness Symptoms of #COVID may seem unrelated, but there is actually a lot of overlap with #anxiety: shortness of breath, headaches, fatigue, feeling flushed, etc.

Psychologists report that demand for treatment in several areas—including anxiety, depressive, and trauma-related disorders—has continued to jump in 2021. Read our complete 2021 #COVID19 Practitioner Survey: on.apa.org/3G7KCLk

Keep a good sense of humor and stress is less! New research about #mentalhealth during the #COVID19 #pandemic says funny COVID memes keep pandemic stress down. apa.org/news/press/rel…

How is this year going so far, educators? #edutwitter #EDtwt #teachertwitter #pandemic

@aubsorama That sounds like a lot to be dealing with! Have you found anything that has helped you manifest calm?

@EEThorgaard Masking controversy in the community, school board upheaval, new daily schedule, etc, etc.

How is the start of school going? Explain after voting! #edutwitter #pandemicparenting #parenting

How are your children feeling about returning to school this fall? #BackToSchool #SchoolsReopen