All mental health awareness week articles
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ArticleAddicted, anxious and online: What every Christian parent needs to know about social media and wellbeing
When 15-year-old Anna decides to embark on a fitness regime, she soon discovers social-media posts offering nutrition advice. Embracing her new healthy lifestyle enthusiastically, she begins sharing her progress online. Within weeks, she finds herself scrolling through dieting regimens. As well as working out at the gym, she begins limiting her food intake. Her social media use quickly spirals from anorexia and bulimia sites onto pages promoting self-harm.
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ArticleMental health and food: How Christian parents can boost the well-being of their children through the food they eat
I love the scene in the film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory when the winners of the Golden Ticket enter a room where the grass, trees, and everything visible is edible. I fully understand why, despite the warning, one of the children drinks from the chocolate river.
