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Children's Mental Health Annotated Bibliography

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Ashlesha Mishra
Giesler
Contemporary Literature
17 January 2023
Annotated Bibliography
“Children's Mental Health: Understanding an Ongoing Public Health Concern.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 18 May 2022, https://www.cdc.gov/childrensmentalhealth/features/understanding-public-health-concern.html.
This article discusses how dealing with emotions and behavior is a normal part of growing up, and how mental health can improve and deteriorate over time. It emphasizes that for some children, mental health challenges can mean symptoms that are severe enough to meet the criteria for diagnosed disorders such as ADHD, anxiety, etc. The article describes how various groups of people can positively …show more content…

This is relevant to the film because, despite experiencing so much difficulty after moving, Riley mostly kept to herself and did not open up about her problems to her parents in a calm manner. Riley reacted slightly aggressively the one time the subject was brought up, yelling at her parents and making them angry. This scene is strongly related to this article because it emphasizes the importance of taking the time to understand each other's points of view and working together to solve problems rather than constantly feeling outraged or blaming each …show more content…

Furthermore, the film teaches the importance of emotional balance, as demonstrated by Joy's character's realization that all other emotions must be used in order to move away from that and feel happiness. There is no value in joy if one does not experience sadness at times. The film well-connects mental health in children and the chaos that goes on in their minds, helping one understand why one may behave the way they do, through these characters.
Rapaport, Lisa. “Moving during Childhood Linked to Poor Mental Health.” Reuters, Thomson Reuters, 6 Nov. 2015, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-kids-moving/moving-during-childhood-linked-to-poor-mental-health-idUSKCN0SV2JT20151106.
This article promotes the healthy growth of children and ideal parenting by describing how a child's overall mental health can be affected by constantly moving houses. It describes a 2011 study that found no link between moving and physical health, only mental health, proving that this sudden change in environment can significantly impact the stress levels that a child faces when relocating, prompting parents to consider whether the move is truly necessary to avoid bothering their children's mental

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She is categorized amongst those children who are affected by depression from a very young age. Experiencing everyday like a nearly-lifeless being, the child sets a tremendous example of bravery, as she ultimately understands how difficult life can be but still does not lose hope in recovering through her illness. The protagonist embarks on an imaginative journey, navigating her way through strange worlds and overcoming fears and challenges before arriving at a magical and rewarding ending. The innocent girl is shown to be transferring into a whole new environment, taking along with her the mental pain of depression. Overtime, she gains rewards of a red tree in her bedroom and moves back into the world as well as start to feel happy again.

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In the final section of the article, Richarz appeals to the emotion of fear by entitling the section “A generation of anxiety-ridden children”. This appeals to fear because “anxiety-ridden” is a phrase that has a negative meaning and would incite a sense of fear, especially when describing a generation of children. Furthermore, in this section Allan Richarz describes children with phrases such as “fearful of their own shadow”, that something “deprives children of important learning experiences”, “helplessness” and “smothered and fearful.” These are all phrases that have a negative meaning and things that no parent ever wants for their child. Finally, in the concluding sentence and title, Allan Richarz incites fear through describing childhood as a “terrifying and life-threatening condition”.

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In this portrait, Travis Wrights documents the capabilities of a sixteen-month-old child named Goddess. He recognizes Goddess’s abilities of strength even when facing trauma and neglect. This child who has never laughed is Wright 's first client at his clinical internship during his graduate studies. Drawing on his work with Goddess, her mother, and her teachers, Wright explores ways in which these relationships help goddess learn to laugh. Goddess’s story provides readers with an understanding of how the consequences of negative experiences in early childhood affect children.

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Where children live and the way they are brought up by their parents/carers has an effect on whom they are as a person and how they will develop. For instance if parents are rich or poor, live in good or bad housing, if they are capable loving carers or struggle with parenthood and/or their own (mental) health, or if there is abuse or lack of interest in the family unit, all these circumstances will make a difference to a child’s life and their physical and emotional health might be affected by these different scenarios. A child’s family and their home should be their safe haven and if it is not, then it can have a serious affect on them emotionally. Some children might be negatively affected by situations in their live and they might be in need of help but unable to ask for- or obtain it, for instance respite care to help caring for a sick parent.

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