On Oct 10th, World Mental Health Day, I attended a seminar on What Teens Need. The main point that I learned was that the number of teenage and young adult suicides is rapidly increasing. Hope lies in learning and talking.
Research says that when young children and teenagers learn 1) about mental health and 2) to talk about their feelings, they will be able to manage future life crises better.
WebEnglish already has a theme page about Feelings for young learners, years 1-4. Now I have collected some materials to help you bring the important issue of Mental Health on a new page: Teen Talk.
Help your students have a future – encourage them to talk about their feelings. Three guiding questions can be:
What are you thinking? How are you feeling? What do you need?