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I hate to see the vitriolic starting rise again.

If there is one class that most young children really might benefit from today, it would be some sort of a health and wellness class in which topics dealing with mental health well-being as well as physical could be blended.  Also, there would be units on social skills, acceptance of differences and just plain manners.  No one would be singled out for special classes in this area and perhaps the entire class would mix a bit better.  I could see it being n 20 minute chunks of time which a classroom teacher might work in as one sees fit with certain expectations of topics being covered each semester.

I still say it is clear that we are missing something in the education of and the socialization of boys.   And let's face it, it just becomes a lot harder for a boy with an attitude or behavior to get by as one gets bigger and older as opposed to a girl.

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In our area of Virginia, the Community Services Board is still doing the 8-hour training for Mental Health First Aid, which is likened to as CPR for physical conditions.  There is a web site one can go to find classes in one's area.  ***However, my suggestion is that parents should make this a funding request for every middle and high school PTA/PTO program next year to be offered to staff and parents perhaps in smaller chunks of time.   MH issues so often arise in high school and college years and families and others who work with teens need to learn to recognize the early warning sighs of change and know how to help make contacts for services.
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