MAKING TRUE CONNECTIONS
Face-to-face and heart-to-heart interactions are still the best way to fulfill the need for belonging . Hopefully we will see the other side of this pandemic soon , and face-to-face socializing will become easier , but we can accomplish this at home by family dinners at the table , game and movie nights , active listening , undivided attention , and deep conversations with our kids . We can help them connect with friends by offering to host sleepovers and parties , and we can encourage and support them in their sports and activities . We can limit screen time and increase our quality time , and most importantly , we can create a safe environment where they can show up as their true , authentic selves without fear or shame or worry .
You are home , so take your mask off ( both literally and figuratively ) and rest , because here you are loved and accepted always . I like you , not just your squares . •
SOURCES :
https :// www . researchgate . net / publication / 260289323 _ Social _ Media _ Use _ and _ Social _ Connectedness _ in _ Adolescents _ The _ Positives _ and _ the _ Potential _ Pitfalls
https :// pubmed . ncbi . nlm . nih . gov / 28857141
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