Mood: a-ok
Topic: Something to consider
I just received this email which I want to share with you.
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I just received this email which I want to share with you.
It's that time of year again - school. Some of you like your studies and some of you don't. Some of you are happy at home and some of you are not. One good thing to do is to keep a journal. Don't write your thoughts on line but in a book with a good old fashioned ball point pen or pencil. Write your thoughts, your ideas, your feelings, your plans, your dreams, your questions, and descriptions. And, then hide your journal. Let it be your private, intimate journal. Let the journal be your hang out for all your feelings. The journal is your private place and only your place.
Not everyone is interested in going to college. As a matter of fact many a high school graduate is going on to study specific skills such as computer management, cosmetology, air conditioning technology etc. so that he or she can enter a specific job market. However, I thought the following statistics might be of interest to all teens.
The following information is presented by Fastweb, a website for scholarship and financial aid info.
* Social media: The survey found that 49% of teenagers are concerned that their online image could affect their chances of getting into college. Evenly split, 23% of respondents were worried their online reputation would affect them getting a job while 23% thought online footprints are only something that adults should worry about. A mere 3 % of users said they would rather look cool to their friends versus worrying about the consequences of a potentially negative online image.
* What issues keep teenagers up at night: --- 39% cited getting good grades. ---- 19% were worried about getting into the college of their choice ---
* Celebrities: When asked which celebrity 16 year olds would most likely befriend, the high rankers were Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and Emma Watson.
OOOPS – forgot to tell you that I was asked a few weeks ago when the temperature was still in the 30’s (at least in the snow country) to contribute to Dr. David Friedman’s newsletter.
Here’s the info:
Show: To Your Good Health Radio w/ Dr. David Friedman
When do we know we are drinking too much?
Written by Edith Hornik-Beer www.answersforteens.com
Drinking usually starts out socially. We learn how to drink alcohol from our parents. As children we watched them pick that special wine for a dinner party, perhaps have a cocktail before dinner, or consume beer while sitting on the couch watching TV. Our children will learn to drink from us too.
So what causes a person to cross that line between social drinking and drinking too much? One factor, inherited, is how we metabolize alcohol. If we can drink lots of alcohol without becoming sleepy or sick, alcohol has the opportunity to effect our nervous system adversely and cause us to become addicted to drinking. Many who have a history of alcoholism in their family teach their children to be aware of this when they become of drinking age. Some drink wanting to feel good about themselves. After a drink a man might feel more manly, a woman, more glamorous. A person who feels depressed might hope that drinking will cheer him or her up.
On the other hand who hasn’t come home after a challenging day at work and found a drink relaxing? What cook hasn’t after making an especially good meal found the perfect wine to enhance the taste?
So how do we know when our drinking has left the social stage? If you answer yes to any of the following symptoms you might want to discuss this disease with your physician. Alcoholism is a required subject in medical school.
1) It isn’t how often I drink but when I drink I feel I had too much.
2) Frequently I don’t wait until cocktail hour to have my first drink.
3) At meals I drink more than I eat.
4) After drinking I don’t remember what I said or did.
5) I often have to sleep off the drinks I had and don’t feel well when I get up.
Written by Edith Hornik-Beer www.answersforteens.com
To Your Good Health Newsletter
If you are a teenage mom or dad, whether single or married, you might feel overwhelmed. Perhaps you want an education, a job or just a good night’s sleep. At the same time you are trying to be a good parent. Some of you might be thinking I want my child to have a better youth than I did. But guess what - we learn to parent from our parents. How were you treated as a child? I want to tell you about a wonderful group called PARENTING JOURNEY. Their link on line is:
http://www.familyserviceinc.com/WhatWeDo/ParentingJourney.html
You can also email them at lcid@familyserviceinc.org. Along with other front line human services the group teaches each parent to look at how he or she was raised. It is important for each parent to recognize the good and the bad. Once a parent understands what happened to him or her, and what inner strengths, life skills and networks of resources are really needed that parent can make better decisions. The PARENTING JOURNEY group which started on the East Coast has a division called the PARENTING JOURNEY INSTITUTE which gives counselors the tools needed to work with parents so that they can fortify family bonds and build family resiliency.
Their email is trainingcoordinator@thefamilycenterinc.org.
Reach out. Hope this helps.