Your Bright Future by Lava Ridge Counseling

The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt Book Study. We discuss Chapter 5 and the Four Harms social media inflicts on children. Let us know what you think by visiting our website at counseling.lavaridge.net/podcast

We continue our book study of Jonathan Haidt's The Anxious Generation Chapters 3 and 4.

From No-Drama Discipline by Daniel J. Siegel, we discuss this useful parenting technique that can help you Connect and Redirect your kids into success. Check out the Refrigerator Sheet at the following link: https://drdansiegel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/NDD-Refrigerator-Sheet.pdf

We begin our book study of The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt. Chapters 1 and 2. Also check out waituntileigth.org -a great resource for committing to a play-based childhood. .

Today we discuss an article from Psychology Today about manipulation and how we can look at certain behaviors as emotional development rather than a willful act. Read the article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/changing-minds/202308/is-your-child-being-manipulative-or-is-it-something-else?fbclid=IwY2xjawFjxLFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHbAgoSvkYA_7qKg9mvciDYkkF9baCHA0iWXB2wthS5Yi2YTN4Y-vgEfFBw_aem_agzqJW6rfR9gdzHWvrxKMQ

Join us as we begin our book study of The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness. We discuss the impact of technology and the intro to Jonathan Haidt's bestselling book.

Welcome to a new year! Season 5 of Your Bright Future starts here.

Lava Ridge Counselors teach you about Self-Compassion in this episode. Being kind and compassionate to your self and teaching this to your students is one of the healthiest ways to find success in school and life. Thanks for listening! Article: 4 Techniques for Practicing Self-Compassion https://health.clevelandclinic.org/self-compassion

Mr. LD speaks with Lily and Brooklyn, two of our amazing 7th grade students, about Friendship, their goals, and they share some tips for surviving middle school.

Mr. LD chats with Marco and Jonah about the tips and tricks that help students be successful at school.

Mr. LD speaks with LRIS students Summer and Grace about their LRIS experience and they share some tips about making and keeping friends.

Welcome to Year 4 of our School Counseling podcast! This year we are changing our focus just a bit so that we will be speaking directly to students. Parents can still check out our past episodes at www.counseling.lavaridge.net/podcast. Please share with other parents and students if you find our podcast helpful and engaging. We love to hear from you anytime!

We explore the Relationship Bank Account and how it can help improve the parent-child relationship.

Part 2 of our QPR Training podcast.

First in a two-part series about the QPR training we teach our 7th grade students as part of our ongoing suicide prevention curriculum. See www.qprinstitute.com for more.

Today's episode focuses on how we show love to others and how we can help our children love themselves. The books we reference are Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy and The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman.

We take a look at our PBIS system, the Warrior Way, and our school store the Warrior Way Mart and help parents understand how we use gold points to reinforce and reward positive and consistent good school behavior. Students love earning and spending points in the school store.

In today's episode, we (mostly LD) share some important facts about meditation and how it can help our students regulate emotions and find balance.

Today, we narrow our focus to class registration for Lava Ridge students in the upcoming year. Please reach out for more info and go to our website: counseling.lavaridge.net for additional helps.

In this episode, we talk with Mike Hassler, Washington County School District Work-based Learning & Internship Coordinator. He gives us an overview of the award-winning career preparation program for WCSD students and how our students can begin to prepare now to participate. You can get more info at www.washk12internships.org.

In our third installment of Tough Topics, we address the pros and cons of social media use by our students and give parents some ways to be a proactive part of their online presence. We hope you'll join us for this tough topic.

In the 2nd of our Tough Topics series, we address the world of Video Gaming and how it affect the health and well-being of middle school students. We offer tips to help parents moderate and connect with kids to keep them safe and learning as they participate in this world.

Tough Topics Series #1-Pornography- In this episode, we discuss the ways pornography use can affect young minds and how we see this impact our students. We offer some ways for parents to stay involved and engage with students in developing protective factors that can help our students be safe and steer clear of its harmful effects.

Join us with our special guest, Tami Curtis, Washington County School Distict Social Emotional Learning Coordinator, as she talks to us about the importance of SEL in schools and ways we can promote wellness in our homes and at school.

Today, we interview Mike Carr, our Student Services Coordinator and Homeless Liaison. He talks to us about the various services our district provides to families in need and how to access them.

It's just 5 short years until graduation for our 7th grade students. Planning for College and Career at Lava Ridge helps them know what to expect, how to prepare, and lets them know where they can turn for help when applying for scholarships, colleges, and more.

Updates to our Here & Now program and the importance of school attendance.

Welcome to the 22-23 school year! Mr. LD and Mrs. J are giving you an overview of the podcast and our counseling program. We are excited to get to know you and your students and continue with a great year at LRIS!

End of level testing can cause a lot of stress. Mrs J and Mr LD break down some helpful tips to help you finish strong.

Letting kids fail and learn how to solve their own problems is hard! But self-advocacy is one of the greatest skills we can teach our students. We give several tips on how to help our kids learn from mistakes and other hard things.

Today we address the importance of modeling and teaching growth mindset to students. We address the myths about mindset and offer you many ways to foster growth mindset in your family and with your kids. Links to articles: 15 Questions, Myths, and Growth vs. Fixed Mindset https://www.understood.org/articles/en/growth-mindset Carol Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck/dp/0345472322 Ted Talk-Carol Dweck: The Power of Yet https://youtu.be/J-swZaKN2Ic

Mr. LD and Mrs. J talk about Adverse Childhood Experiences or ACEs and how they can affect us. We look at the way our school addresses these important experiences and how knowing about them can empower students and families to find success.

Mrs. J and Mr. LD discuss the many ways students can have control in their lives and let go of the things we can't control.

Introducing our new Here and Now Attendance Success Incentive Program. We let you know how you can participate and why it is so important to our students' Bright Futures to be HERE and start NOW.

It's November and we're talking about Gratitude and ways to cultivate this happiness tool into the lives of our students.

Today, we learn discuss what it means to have empathy in our lives and how parents can teach this critical skill to their children.

Learn about Second Step Social Emotional Curriculum and how it is being implemented at our school.

We've started another school year and our second season of the Lava Ridge Counseling podcast, Your Bright Future with Mrs. J and Mr. LD. Please get the word out and share so we can connect with as many families as possible! Thanks for listening. Visit our website at counseling.lavaridge.net for more info!

Our final podcast of the 2020-2021 school year. We're sharing test taking strategies and tips to help students do their very best on the Rise end-of-level tests. Thanks for joining us this year!

Today's episode covers our final Counseling Lessons of the year. 6th Grade will be learning about coping and how developing good coping skills can help build resilience. Seventh grade will be focusing on the decisions we make regarding Self-Worth and we'll wrap up with a review of the 6 Decisions we've been studying all year.

In this weeks episode, we share some helpful tips parents can use to teach their students how to make and keep friends

This episode gives an overview of our District/School mental health partnerships. We discuss our Mental Health Assistance Program (MHAP), our LCSW, small groups, DOVE Center group, and District Homeless Liaison student services.

In Episode 14, we discuss our February lessons. We'll be teaching about the power of words and how they can either help or hurt relationships. Our 7th graders will also be learning about how to pay for college without going into debt. We talk about the different opportunities to earn college credit in high school. Thanks for sharing and listening!

In Episode 13, the Counselors talk about the importance of teaching empathy to students. We give you some tips to help teach empathy from a Harvard research article. You can find the article here: https://mcc.gse.harvard.edu/resources-for-families/5-tips-cultivating-empathy Thanks for listening! We love and care about your students!

National School Counseling Week is Jan. 31st through Feb. 6th and in today's episode, Mrs. J and Mr. LD tell you a little about their journey to school counseling and what they love about working with middle level students.

Mrs. J and Mr. LD give parents tips on talking to their tweens and teens about the current events surrounding politics, covid-19, climate, election results and more. These things can be unsettling to kids and they look to you to make them feel safe and secure. It can be hard to talk about these things but it's worth it.

In Episode 10, we give a preview of our upcoming January counseling lessons. In 6th grade, we'll earn about Character and how having a strong sense of self and purpose can help you through hard times. In 7th grade, we delve into healthy relationships and why it's important to set healthy boundaries for interacting with people in dating, family, and life.

Today we share topics from our December Counseling Lesson. Sixth graders are learning about Connection, the 3rd C of Resiliency; and 7th graders are learning about Stress Management. We give parents info that can help you reinforce the things kids are learning at school. If you have topics you'd like to hear about, go to counseling.lavaridge.net and leave us a note.

Today we talk about the importance of Mental Wellness and Social Emotional Learning. Lava Ridge offers several SEL and Wellness programs for our students. If you'd like to see your questions or suggestions on a future podcast, please visit us at counseling.lavaridge.net.

In November, Mr. LD and the 6th grade will be looking at ways to develop confidence as a tool for being resilient. Mrs. J and the 7th grade will be talking about the decisions we make regarding our Parents. We love teaching your kids and we welcome you to give us feedback and questions that you might want us to address in future episodes.

On this episode, Mr. LD and Mrs. J talk about school avoidance, the things that make kids want to stay home from school, and some tools to help curb the anxiety and set expectations to help students succeed. (Sorry about the echo in the audio! We're learning as we go!) Please visit our website, counseling.lavaridge.net to email comments or show suggestions. Thanks for listening!