WHAT’S THE ISSUE: How can parents support their child to be more psychologically prepared for exams? Too much exam stress can cause students to: blank out (i.e. forget everything they know – even if they studied…
Read MoreWHAT’S THE ISSUE: “How do you measure progress?” I recently got asked this question by a parent. It inspired me to write this article, where I outline the 6 main…
Read MoreWHAT’S THE ISSUE: In this article, Eleni Vardaki, professional Youth Mentor for Stress Relief, challenges the false belief that stress is “an emotional problem.” Scientific research has proven that stress,…
Read MoreWHAT’S THE ISSUE: Ever since I quit my job as a classroom teacher in an IB World School, I’ve been getting the same two types of question from different people…
Read MoreGUEST WRITER: In this article, Lin Ajayi reminds us all of the importance of going beyond the Black Lives Matter hashtag (#blacklivesmatter). By writing this piece, she is walking the…
Read MoreUPDATE ON WHAT’S HAPPENING IN MY PROFESSIONAL LIFE: As I transition into a new chapter in my career, I want to take a moment to thank my colleagues at the St…
Read MoreWHAT’S THE ISSUE: In schools all over the world, you will find parents and school leaders who assume that it is the teacher’s responsibility to “motivate my child”, or to…
Read MoreWHAT’S THE ISSUE: More people are being educated on what constitutes physical abuse…but how much do people know about emotional abuse? With the recent rise of domestic violence here in Greece during the…
Read MoreOUT NOW! From secondary school teacher to youth mentor: this is my story. In this video, I open up about my experience of suffering from PTSD back in 2012 when I was…
Read MoreWHAT’S THE ISSUE: More and more students are trying the tapping technique for stress relief. Tapping, which is also known as EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), is a new and effective…
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