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BUMC Resiliency and Hope Seminars: Resources for Resiliency and Hope in the Time of Covid-19

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These resources accompany the Brentwood United Methodist Church Resiliency and Hope Series: Conversations about Mental Wellness-Resiliency and Hope in the Time of COVID-19. Resilience Movies Family Time Movie Theater: Resilience 18 Movies Building Resilience in Kids Top 75 Growth Mindset Movies for Children Dr. Wellborn’s Movies Worth Watching How to be Reslient 20 Best Resilience Books Good Reads Resilience Books Post …

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Helping Your Middle School Kid Grieve When A Teacher Dies

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Jim Benton, a teacher at Grassland Middle School in Franklin, Tennessee, died unexpectedly of an undiagnosed medical condition while on a field trip with some of his students.  Here are a couple of things to consider in helping your kid understand and deal with death when it comes to a teacher they and their friends knew in a setting like …

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The Heart and Soul of the Next Generation by Michael Bradley

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I get really emotional thinking about people who make heroic sacrifices.  It is something that maintains my hope in humanity.  The odd thing is I am not talking about the heroes you read about in the news.  You are not likely to hear of the ones I mean.   They are quiet and unassuming.  Their heroism is the ordinary, profound sort …