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A helpful glossary of some current slang: https://www.scarymommy.com/parenting/a-handy-guide-to-what-the-hell-your-teen-is-saying?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=scaryMommy&utm_campaign=19ea71d8c6

This article offers some daily practices to help amplify gratitude which improve mood https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/11/health/daily-gratitude-practices-wellness/index.html

Yale has adapted a course on the psychology of happiness for teenagers and is available online: https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being-for-teens

A new study suggests that more time spent in nature on a regular basis has such a positive mental health effect, it can reduce the need for anti anxiety and anti depressant medications: https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/ehp.1510363#tab2 https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/16/health/nature-mental-health-study-wellness/index.html

This article describes how a brief structured breathing technique can reduce anxiety: https://www.sciencealert.com/a-simple-5-minute-breathing-technique-is-a-powerful-tool-to-reduce-anxiety