by Kristi Pikiewicz | Jan 4, 2022 | Education/Parenting, Mental Health
I’m a school psychologist and member of a school administrative team in Boulder, Colorado. Coming back from this year’s Winter break, we expected to be dealing with the omicron surge — we wondered whether we would have enough faculty to manage...
by Kristi Pikiewicz | Dec 15, 2021 | Education/Parenting, Mental Health
While older adults bear the brunt of the pandemic’s health effects, young people are shouldering the bulk of COVID’s mental and emotional health burden. UNICEF reports 27% anxiety and 15% depression in young people ages 10-19 and also highlights the fact...
by Kristi Pikiewicz | Dec 1, 2021 | Digging Deep Project, Education/Parenting, Social-Emotional Learning
I lead the social-emotional learning curriculum for a K-8 school with a mission for gifted education and I wonder sometimes if self-awareness is a burden. I wonder this because some of our most successful students seem to lack self-awareness — they bring a kind...
by Kristi Pikiewicz | Oct 13, 2021 | Digging Deep Project, Mental Health, Self Help, Social-Emotional Learning
“Hey Siri, I am angry. Really angry. Can you help?” When you ask an iPhone this question, as one participant in this research study did, the avatar, Siri, returns the advice, “I’m sorry you are going through this. Take a break and find something that makes you...
by Kristi Pikiewicz | Sep 29, 2021 | Education/Parenting, Mental Health, Self Expression
Her teacher held the oversized envelope tightly against her chest. She grimaced and said “I’m sorry” upon handing me the packet containing my daughter’s first-ever school pictures. “Retakes are next month,” she continued. Her tone was a warning that disappointment...
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