Meaningful May
Have you checked out the NEW Virtual Wellness Center?!?! It is pretty awesome and has some cool activities for you and your family to check out, and to make this May even more meaningful. From Sounds and Music to Animal Cameras to Workbooks, it is all there! Check it out and let me know what you think about it.
School Supports for LGBTQIA+ Teens
- Adopt, implement, and enforce policies that protect students from harassment, violence, and discrimination for any reason
- Provide professional development opportunities to district staff and board members on issues affecting LGBTQIA+ students
- In accordance with the Equal Access Act, support the formation of extracurricular student-led clubs in middle and high schools
Teacher Supports for LGBTQIA+ Teens
- Encourage respect for the human and civil rights of all people, including those who are LGBTQIA+
- Designate a school staff member who is conversant in issues related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression
- Provide developmentally appropriate information about LGBTQIA+ issues
- Seek support and education for yourself
Home Supports for LGBTQIA+ Teens
- Love your child unconditionally
- Collaborate with school personnel to ensure that your child and family are supported appropriately
- Seek support and education for yourself
- Advocate for your child.
Click here for more information regarding LGBTQIA+. In addition, please watch "Advice for LGBTQ+ Teens" which shares general advice for LGBTQIA+ youth below:
App Spotlight: Daylio Journal
Click here for the Daylio Journal app (Apple and Google Play). Another cool way to track your moods is to use tracking journals. In order to use a tracking journal, you must do the following: 1. Download and print the mood tracker; 2. Fill out the key with colors to correspond to moods or feelings. Some ideas of moods to track are: excited, happy, grateful, calm, angry, stressed, bored, worried, and exhausted; and, 3. Color each day with your dominant feeling that day. Check out one of the following mood tracking journal pages or do a Google search to find one of your own:
