One place to get mood boosting resources might be Sign up for COPE to Thrive or Mood Gym (Text for Teens)
COPE2thrive is a program with education and skills-building exercises to help prevent and manage negative and distressing emotions while enhancing healthy behaviors.
All Ages
Bright Futures Patient Handout 9 and 10 Year Visits (Text for Teens - Child)
Information for 9 to 10 year olds. Provides suggestions and guidance created by medical professionals related to topics such as eating well and being active.
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
https://chadis.com/chadis/ug/AAP/bftk/parent_handouts/bftk_patient_handout_9year.pdf
Why do I need to keep taking antidepressant medications after I feel better? (Text for Teens)
Why do I need to keep taking antidepressant medications after I feel better? teen text
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21)
http://resources.childhealthcare.org/cocoon/dtw/parent-text/sadness/keep_taking_meds.html
Summer Activity Ideas for the Hopeful Future Lawyer (Text for Teens - Child)
This article is an interesting read for HS students interested in becoming a lawyer. The section 'How should potential aspiring lawyers spend their summer?' lists different options you can do during...
Ages 15 years - 18 years.
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21)
https://blog.collegevine.com/summer-activity-ideas-for-the-hopeful-future-lawyer/
How To Navigate Your Job Search in High School (Text for Teens)
This is an article on how to find a job in high school.
Ages 16 years - 18 years.
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21)
https://blog.collegevine.com/how-to-navigate-your-job-search-in-high-school/
Teenagers stuck at home? Here are 13 life skills they can learn now (Text for Teens)
Article that provides things that parents can help their kids and teens do while staying at home
Ages 12 years - 18 years.
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
https://www.today.com/health/teenagers-stuck-home-here-are-13-life-skills-they-can-t176759
A great mood boosting activity could be to reconnect with (text or call) an old friend (Text for Teens)
How do you feel when you hear from an old friend? Even if it has been a long time connecting is welcome and says you still care about them. Reaching out can be a short text message to get started....
All Ages
One mood boosting activity could be to give up or reduce social media use (Text for Teens)
5 ways to tame your social media use Keep apps out of sight, so they're out of mind. Use apps to help you limit your time on social media. Spend an hour a week on at least one screen-free hobby. ...
All Ages
https://au.reachout.com/articles/5-ways-to-tame-your-social-media-use"
A mood boosting activity could be to take a yoga class or practice with a yoga DVD (Text for Teens)
Yoga practice is known to improve a person's physical and mental functioning. In psychiatry, yoga-based interventions have been successfully used as a standalone and supportive treatment of...
All Ages
Bright Futures Patient Handout 11 Through 14 Year Visits (Text for Teens - Child)
Information for 11 though 14 year olds. Provides suggestions and guidance created by medical professionals related to topics such as handling feelings and staying safe.
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21)
https://chadis.com/chadis/ug/AAP/bftk/parent_handouts/bftk_patient_handout_11-14year.pdf
