Biggest Loser's Bravest Thing Ever: Asking for Help

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I love this moment from the finale of NBC’s Biggest Loser when finalist, Hannah, says that reaching out and asking for help was the “bravest thing she has ever done.” I usually see people talking about this life lesson in the context of reaching out for mental health services rather than weight loss, but the stigma is just as oppressive…and the courage to reach out and ask for help is just as admirable:

http://www.hulu.com/embed/qw2wbi2b77T_JTqSjymOjg/3767/3805

Biggest Loser’s Bravest Thing Ever: Asking for Help

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I love this moment from the finale of NBC’s Biggest Loser when finalist, Hannah, says that reaching out and asking for help was the “bravest thing she has ever done.” I usually see people talking about this life lesson in the context of reaching out for mental health services rather than weight loss, but the stigma is just as oppressive…and the courage to reach out and ask for help is just as admirable:

http://www.hulu.com/embed/qw2wbi2b77T_JTqSjymOjg/3767/3805

Great Advice from Sesame Workshop About How to Handle Kids' Questions About Scary News Stories

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15 years
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Sesame Street will never do you wrong. Here is a great video clip from Dr. Rosemarie Truglio, VP of Research and Education at Sesame Workshop, with wise words about the importance of parents giving kids coping skills for handling scary news and events.

http://www-tc.pbs.org/video/media/swf/PBSPlayer.swf

Watch the full episode. See more The Parent Show.

Thanks, Sarah, for sharing!

Great Advice from Sesame Workshop About How to Handle Kids’ Questions About Scary News Stories

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15 years
by in Being a Mom, kids, Parenting, parents

Sesame Street will never do you wrong. Here is a great video clip from Dr. Rosemarie Truglio, VP of Research and Education at Sesame Workshop, with wise words about the importance of parents giving kids coping skills for handling scary news and events.

http://www-tc.pbs.org/video/media/swf/PBSPlayer.swf

Watch the full episode. See more The Parent Show.

Thanks, Sarah, for sharing!

Responding to Bullying – Educators | StopBullying.gov

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15 years
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This is a helpful list of articles and resources to help adults know how to respond effectively to bullying:

Responding to Bullying – Educators | StopBullying.gov.

Responding to Bullying – Educators | StopBullying.gov

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15 years
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This is a helpful list of articles and resources to help adults know how to respond effectively to bullying:

Responding to Bullying – Educators | StopBullying.gov.

The Secret of Happy Kids

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15 years
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One of the best things my mother ever taught me…and one of the things I try to pass on to my daughters everyday…

The Happiest People…

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Free to Be…Not Anymore

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15 years
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For all of you children of the 1970’s like me who spent hours and hours of your childhood listening to Marlo Thomas’ Free to Be album, check out this amazing article:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marlo-thomas/marlo-thomas-bullying_b_866313.html

“Every boy in this land grows to be his own man,
In this land, every girl grows to be her own woman.”

How to Be Angryfinalcover

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