Supporting Children’s Mental Health

THIS COMING SATURDAY MARKS WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY. THE CAMPAIGN LOOKS TO OR A RAISE GLOBAL AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND MOBILIZE SUPPORT. AND THAT INCLUDES HELPING YOUNG CHILDREN. A RECENT REPORT FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL SAYS ONE IN 9 US CHILDREN ARE CURRENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH ANXIETY. ONE EXPERT CHAIRS THAT ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO DEAL WITH STRESSORS IS TO BE MINDFUL AND HELP TREAT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES WITH DAILY PRACTICES. >> VERONICA MOYA, A CHILDREN'S WELLNESS EXPERT AND MINDFULNESS EDUCATOR, AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR JOINS US NOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. >> CAN YOU FIRST DEFINE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE SAY CHILDREN'S MENTAL ILLNESS AND HOW PREVALENT IT IS? >> YES, SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PERSISTENCE SETTING THIS HOPELESSNESS, DEPRESSION. >> SOCIETY WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THAT, THAT THOSE RATES HAVE GONE UP. >> BUT IT IS PREVALENT TRULY. AND THIS IS WHAT MY WORK IS FOCUSED ON BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT WE KNOW. WE KNOW THE PERCENTAGES OF CHILDREN HAVE WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A BEHAVIORAL CONDUCT PROBLEMS IN SOCIETY OR DEPRESSION. HOWEVER, THERE IS AN EVEN BIGGER NUMBER OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE NOT BE DIAGNOSED, BUT WHO IS STILL THE DO HAVE THESE FEELINGS, THIS EMOTIONS THIS CHALLENGE US. SO YES, THIS IS WHY I AM. I LIKE TO TREAT MENTAL HEALTH. LIKE A BRUSHING OF TEETH. YOU KNOW, MENTAL HYGIENE. IT IS THE AT SPECIALLY THE AND SOCIETY THAT WE ARE SEEING NOW ON THE NUMBERS. KEEP GOING UP. IT COME TO BE PREVENTED. AND I FEEL THAT RIGHT NOW, IF IT SEEMS LIKE. IT'S IT'S VIEWED US. IT'S KIND OF BECOMING SOMETHING THAT'S IT'S NORMAL. I'M VERY HESITANT IN HOUSTON THAT WORK, RIGHT? THE NORMAL IS NOT NORMAL. IT SHOULDN'T BE NORMAL AND IT CAN BE PREVENTED JUST LIKE CAVITIES CAN BE PREVENTED. >> SO YOU BELIEVE EVERY PERSON AS YOUNG AS 5 YEARS OLD SHOULD DO SOMETHING DAILY THAT IS AS IMPORTANT AS BRUSHING THEIR TEETH IN ORDER TO KEEP THEIR THEIR MENTAL HEALTH IN GOOD SHAPE. >> IN ORDER TO AVOID THIS STRESS RELATED ISSUES LATER ON IN LIFE, WE NEED TO START A MEDITATION PRACTICE AS EARLY AS 5 YEARS OLD. >> AND I KNOW YOU'RE GOOD TO SE 5. IT ALL HAS NOW BEEN AMENDED TODAY. >> I'M HERE TO TELL YOU, THEY DO. IF YOU. FOR SENT IT TO THEM IN THE RIGHT WAY. JUST LIKE THE RUSH OF TEETH. AND OF COURSE, I'M NOT TALKING OF A 20 MINUTE. NOW, BUT IT IS SUPER SUPER IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT MENTAL HYGIENE IS A REAL THING AND IT IS THE WAY TO SOLVE FUTURE POTENTIAL ISSUES. SO A ONE MINUTE RESET VERY, VERY CHECK IN EVERY DAY AS A PARENT TO SITTING DOWN WITH THEM AND GRIEVING TOGETHER FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE. IT DOESN'T MATTER THAT IT'S SUPER SHORT. WHAT IT IS DOING IS INFORMING THE PERSON THAT THEY HAVE THE TOOLS INSIDE OF THEM TO SELF-REGULATE. >> CAN YOU TOUCH ON WHEN A PARENT SHOULD SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP? >> OKAY. SO LIKE I SAID BEFORE, SETTING U.S. WITHDRAWAL RID ABILITY SHOW UP. THAT IS. >> AGAIN, A PRETTY COMMON AND I LIKE TO SAY NORMAL. SO YOU DON'T NEED. >> DOCTOR FOR THAT. I THINK YOU JUST NEED TO PRACTICE MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION AT HOME. HOWEVER, IF YOU SEE SLEEP AT THAT HEIGHT AWAY CHANGES. AND FREQUENT HEADACHES, STOMACH ACHES WITH NO REAL MEDICAL COSTS. THOSE ARE RED FLAGS RIGHT SO IN GENERAL PARENTS. YOU KNOW, YOU WILL THINK THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS MEDICAL AND IT'S REALLY EMOTIONAL. WHAT'S HAPPENING? SO IF IF YOU SEE THAT OR DROP IN SCHOOL PERFORMANCE. YEAH, YOU SHOULD. PAY ATTENTION AND 6. YES, 6, SOMEONE TALK OF THE U.S. WELL. AND I'VE SEEN THAT IN 5 YEAR-OLDS. THEY DON'T WANT TO BE HERE. AGAIN IS MORE COMMON THAN YOU THINK OF THESE WOULD. FOR WHAT I SEEN IN THE CLASSROOM. MY MY CLASSES KIND OF A LOUT FOR THEM TO EXPRESS THEIR FEELINGS AND THEIR EMOTIONS. AND AND YOU HEAR THIS THINGS. YEAH, IT'S IT'S INTERESTING HOW MUCH THE KITS REALLY PICK UP. WHAT'S HAPPENING AT HOME AROUND THEM. >> ALRIGHT, MISS MOYA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.