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‘Sharenting’: How Parents’ Social Media Posts About Their Kids May Impact Kids and Families
“Sharenting,” the practice of parents posting photographs, videos, and information about their children on social media, is increasingly a part of many families’ lives. It offers a great way to share family updates and children’s experiences and stay connected with friends and family. However, the potential consequences of sharing are also increasingly being recognized by researchers and the public.
Poetry and Mental Health: The Healing Power of Poems
Poetry can support mental health and emotional well-being in several ways. Reading or listening to poetry can remind us of shared experiences such as grief, despair, or hope. It can provide comfort, help people feel less alone or encourage reflection. Poetry can be a safe place to express overwhelming feelings, to say things that are difficult to talk about.
Defining Mental Well-Being: An Expert Consensus
“Mental well-being,” “flourishing,” “thriving,” “positive mental health”: these terms are widely used in research, health care, workplaces, schools and public policy. But they are not consistently understood or defined. A new study aims to help define the term “positive mental health.” Having a more consistent definition would allow for more comparable research and policies and practices better able to support and facilitate positive mental health.
Mindfulness as a Performance Tool: The Science of Attention, Control, and Cognitive Excellence
- By Brook Choulet, M.D.
Today, people are expected to perform at a high level in every area of life—as parents, physicians, friends, family, athletes, etc. There often isn’t protected time in our calendars for rest and recovery due to the constant expectations placed on individuals, which heightens stress and pressure for many. The elite performers in today’s world have recognized a tool that allows them to engage in intentional recovery while also achieving higher performance in life: mindfulness.
Bridging the Frameworks: How Commercial Determinants Shape the Social Determinants of Mental Health
Mental health equity has often been defined through the lens of the social determinants of health (SDOH), which are the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age, such as housing, food security, education, social support and health care access . Emerging research on the commercial determinants of health has explored how commercial forces, like private corporations, can affect health, configure risk, and normalize inequity . The commercial determinants of health amplify social determinants, as commercial actors seek to influence political, marketing, supply chain, waste, labor, employment, and scientific sectors2.