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kimbutgar

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5. I work as a substitute teacher and just this last week I encountered two first graders who were

Sun Apr 23, 2017, 02:19 PM

Apr 2017

Depressed. One was more aggressive and the other just cried even if someone looked at him differently. These two little boys are struggling at such a young age. And there is such a lack of funding for one of the biggest problems in this country mental health. I always try to nurture those kids when I enocounter them. They become the "teachers pets" that day. But it is heart breaking to see them struggle with something out of their control.

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Do you think it is genetic? kimbutgar Apr 2017 #1

Yeah, my dad and his brother both have suffered from severe depression. Tobin S. Apr 2017 #3

i think that it is very largely biological. mopinko Apr 2017 #2

I work as a substitute teacher and just this last week I encountered two first graders who were kimbutgar Apr 2017 #5

I think a lot is biological, and for some people who Ilsa Apr 2017 #4

Yes, meds and talking is the best way to teach those coping skills. kimbutgar Apr 2017 #6

Yeah, you're making sense. Tobin S. Apr 2017 #7

I didn't interpret your comments that way. Ilsa Apr 2017 #10

Biological and hereditary LastLiberal in PalmSprings Apr 2017 #8

Life-long bipolar here Bayard Apr 2017 #9

Clinical social worker with panic disorder chiming in DeadLetterOffice Apr 2017 #11

Bipolar father and depressed mother TexasBushwhacker Jun 2017 #12