Positive Picks

Analyzing Media Messages: A Digital Dogs Demo of NAMLE’s Key Questions

June 14, 2021 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

Update! October 26, 2021 Join Lucy & the pups for a Halloween haunt to celebrate Media Literacy Week Oct. 25-29, 2021 as new Halloween coloring pages and Pre-K through grade 2 FREE activities "appear" to seed inquiry early with characters from "The Secret of the Vanishing Bones" new kid lit! Follow the fun with FREE downloads and more ideas in the Parent/Educator Guide at … [Read more...]

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Headstream: Accelerating Youth Mental Health Innovation

December 22, 2019 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

Dec. 22, 2019 With the world in need of joy juice to focus on visionary solutions over dire planetary predictions, youth particularly are impacted knowing they’ll be around the longest and are feeling the most helpless, so it’s important to “Look for the Helpers” as Mr. Rogers famously said, and give a salute to “positive picks” that are making waves and pushing toward a ‘sea … [Read more...]

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Youth, Vote! Step Up with Easy Digital Tools That Inform

November 3, 2018 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

Update, Nov. 6, 2018: VOTE today! If you need to know WHERE, put your address into GetToThePolls.com and out pops all your nearby official voting hubs! Nov. 3, 2018 Instead of reliving the rage that put me in a Looney Tunes cartoon depiction of steam coming out of my ears reading the misguided missives of PoliSci majors who have never cast a vote, or disaffected youth … [Read more...]

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“Tuesday Tucks Me In” Awarded Best Amazon KidLit

November 10, 2014 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

Nov. 11, 2019 Update: This Veteran's Day I found a resource list called "Operation We Are Here" with kidlit books, educational explainers and resources specifically supporting military families and veterans everywhere. PTSD is a very significant recurring theme in many returning veterans and helpful media including "V-Ret" virtual reality exposure therapy and virtual healing … [Read more...]

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YTH: Youth, Tech, Health–Shaping Youth Interviews YTH Jamia Wilson

March 29, 2014 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

Mar. 29, 2014 Like a teen whose spirited, edgy adolescence evolved toward bold innovation, I’ve watched YTH.org "grow up" as an organization over time, expanding and emerging into one of the most exciting intergenerational collaborations surrounding youth wellness and technology. Always a favorite for inspiring fresh thinking and preventive digital health problem-solving, … [Read more...]