Counting Kindness Helps Your Child's Mental Health

Counting Kindness Helps Your Child's Mental Health

From Active & Connected Families by Active & Connected Family Therapy

December 19, 2023 · 9 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of measuring kindness and empathy in children's lives to combat the mental health crisis.

We all know there is a mental health crisis out there. We have real numbers that highlight elevated rates of anxiety and depression for kids, teenagers, people of color, men, working mothers. The numbers tell the story. The percentages, increases, and statistical significance are all important. Everywhere we go, we are surrounded by data, as are our children. Their GPA's, instagram likes, rebounds, SAT Scores, tardies, goals, and more, are all measured and highlighted. "What is measured gets done." The data tells the story. Numbers are concrete, clear, and feel important. Yet we don't keep data on what actually counts in life. There are no decimal points for kindness, helping others, empathy, or quality of relationships. And because there is no data to be analyzed for these qualities in this numbers-crazed world, we have learned not to value the qualities that make us healthy and whole. No wonder there is a mental health crisis. Let's have a closer look at this in today's episode! We always love hearing from you, so don't be shy, come over to our Facebook or Instagram and let us know what you thought about today's episode! Ps. Do you love listening to our podcast? It would mean…

People in this episode

Host: Active & Connected Family Therapy

Topics covered

  • mental health
  • kindness
  • parenting
  • children
  • empathy
  • data

Keywords

  • mental health crisis
  • kindness
  • anxiety
  • depression
  • children
  • parenting
  • empathy
  • data
  • relationships

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