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How Are the Children
Elizabeth Hirata Elizabeth Hirata

How Are the Children

Recently I met with some parents and grandparents of school age children to talk about some of their concerns. We began by naming many of the stressors families are dealing with now. We listed finances, safety (school, home and online) social climate, health, parent separation/divorce, death of close family member gun violence, major illness, parent's incarceration, socialization skills of children, loneliness, body image and social media, changing family size/family growth, intergenerational divides, world perspective, moral/spiritual values being handed down or not, technology, grandparents raising grandchildren, childcare, death by suicide. This list could go on and on. Today’s children and youth are encountering unprecedented challenges/stressors

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Domestic Violence Awareness
Elizabeth Hirata Elizabeth Hirata

Domestic Violence Awareness

Domestic abuse, also called "domestic violence" or "intimate partner violence", can be defined as a pattern of behavior in any relationship that is used to gain or maintain power and control over an intimate partner.

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I Almost Gave Up
Elizabeth Hirata Elizabeth Hirata

I Almost Gave Up

Wow, summer is almost here! It is June, the month where most students are preparing for summer activities and parents begin to plan for summer vacations. However, this June our nation will once again mourn the death of small children and adults in Uvalde, Texas. Many are feeling the sting of despair while others fall deeper into depression. You may ask if there is a difference between despair and depression. Maybe there is. Maybe there isn’t. National tragedies can often bring about both. Many despair and ask “why”? Others struggling with depression become more depressed.

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