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It's common to feel... but don't bottle it up.

Graduation starts from May 2024 to July 2024! Congratulations Class of 2024! Padayon!

🌟🎓 Join us in celebrating the achievements of students across the nation during graduation and grade promotion season! Share your stories of inspiration and support using . Let's showcase the power of education together! https://bit.ly/lfa-graduation-2024?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=agorapulse&utm_content=ap_rvii4eweqe

Unleash the Baker and Pastry Chef in you!

"Dating tambay sa kanto, ngayon ay isa ng baker at may sariling negosyo". 👩🏻‍🍳🍞🍰

Ikaw Ka-TESDA, kung sakaling makakapasok ka sa bahay ni Kuya, paano mo gustong ipakilala? 😃

I-type na sa comment section.

Reframe and Repackage

Stressful experiences can have a lasting effect on our well-being but they may not have to. Research points to a way to start feeling more positively about past negative events. Here's how.

"Happiness is your own work to do. Never assign anyone else to bring you happiness."
-AU

"You deserve of your love. One of the best relationships is with yourself."
-AU

Yes, now!

Do it now!

Self-encouragement

Discouragement is normal. But it can be one of surest stepping stones to sucess. Research tells us that cultivating a growth mindset is one of the surest paths of developing the kind of positive self-talk which is foundational for self-efficacy & a strong internal locus of control. Having a growth mindset is like having a compass which points to the "next step" when invariable mistakes & missteps happen. Having a growth mindset inspires us to get up, get creative, get to Plan-B (or C or D), get moving & get growing!

March 2024 - Virtue of the Month

Encouragement
-Something that makes someone more determined, hopeful, or confident

Complements: Support, Caring
Transcends: Self-doubt, Discouragement

We all experience feelings of loneliness, depression, helplessness, and hopelessness, from time to time. Regardless of the nature of the crisis, if a person feels overwhelmed, there is danger that su***de may seem an attractive solution.

Research proves that asking someone about su***de will not "put the idea in their head." In fact, many people having suicidal thoughts often feel relieved when someone asks. Suicidal individuals are engaged in a private struggle with thoughts of death. Talking about the possibility of su***de can alleviate the loneliness of the struggle and can be a first step in obtaining help.

The ABCs of Parenting
-Leah Davies, M.Ed.

Accept and value yourself and your child.

Be consistent, honest, fair, and firm as you relate to your child.

Concentrate on what you like about your child and comment on it.

Develop interests of your own.

“How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world!” —Hamlet, Shakespeare

"A clearly depressed Hamlet can't find any pleasure in life. The sparkle has gone out of his life, rendering it flat and dull. He has anhedonia, an inability to enjoy life."-Rafa Euba

An Important but Often Overlooked Symptom of Depression What anhedonia looks like, and why its presence matters.

The Department of Education (DepEd), through the Office of the Undersecretary for Operations and Learner Rights and Protection Office (OUOPs-LRPO), in partnership with the Stairway Foundation Inc. (SFI), invites everyone to the Anti-OSAEC and CSAEM Classroom Based Session National Orientation, this February 13, 2024.

In line with the celebration of Safer Internet Day 2024, this national orientation for teachers will discuss Anti-Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (OSAEC) and Anti-Child Sexual Abuse or Exploitation Materials (CSAEM) Classroom-Based Session. This aims to empower our learners and increase their resiliency against the growing crime involving “Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children.”

Watch the livestream of the event on the official page, YouTube channel, and website of DepEd Philippines.

Sa anumang kadahilanan at natigil ka sa pag-aaral ngunit gusto mong makapagtapos, hindi pa huli ang lahat. Learning is a lifelong process. Don't stop learning.

Go lang! Fighting!

Ngayong September 20, 2023, nasa 335,239 out-of-school youth and adults (OSYA) na ang nag-enroll sa ALS para sa SY 2023-2024 sa buong Pilipinas! 🌟

Kung isa kang OSYA at mo rin ang magpatuloy ng elementary, junior high school, o senior high school sa ALS, direkta nang makipag-ugnayan sa inyong barangay, sa pinakamalapit na Community Learning Center (CLC), o sa mga pampublikong paaralan sa inyong lugar.

Farming is cool! Learn more at TESDA!

TESDA allots P700-M to train over 50K farmers, dependents MANILA – The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) is allocating PHP700 million to provide agriculture-related courses to over 50,000 farmers and dependents registered under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF). TESDA on Monday reported that there were 56,654…

The 4 Worst Things We Do Immediately After Falling in Love
-Gs

No.1-Think We Can't Live Without Them

I don't want to seem heartless. I'm not. Despite all my rhetoric and vitriol, I'm an optimist and I believe in love, but there is something that all lovers feel and say that isn't particularly helpful: "I can't live without you." Let's take a moment to listen to the greatest cover of all time, Harry Nilsson singing Badfinger's "Without You":

The 4 Worst Things We Do Immediately After Falling in Love
-Gs

No.2-Make Sacrifices We Resent

It's helpful to figure out what you do and don't love about a person, and it's healthy and wise not to delude yourself about things that won't change, but now we come to the tricky part: If you decide to be with someone despite certain obstacles, then that's your choice. You can't resent someone for the sacrifice you've decided to make. That defeats the purpose of sacrifice. And even more importantly, what if no one asked you to make that sacrifice?

Let's be clear. We're not talking about lovers who sacrifice for each other. That's what love's about. Someone gets sick and the other one plays nurse. Someone is sad and the other stays in to play cheerleader.The point is, true love is all about sacrifice and doing for one another, but those sacrifices can't be made in secret at the start of a relationship and then whipped out as a debt to be paid.

The 4 Worst Things We Do Immediately After Falling in Love
-Gs

No.3- Ignore Flaws, or Imagine They'll Change

So you got your partner, and he/she is awesome ... mostly. Well, that makes sense. After all, no one's perfect, and even if you're not looking for perfection, no one's perfectly imperfect in the exact way you are, so, yeah, the best you can hope for is "awesome mostly." But you have to be careful about the parts that aren't right. I mean, are you just upset that your boyfriend hates sandwiches when you're all about picnics? Then yeah, I'm pretty sure you two will soldier through that one.

But what if it's something more? What if only one of you wants kids or one of you is a hard-drinking, carousing bastard or one of you rarely bathes?

Don't walk into a commitment with expectations of change. This is it. This is who you're going to commit to. If that's not good enough, shut up and get going.

The 4 Worst Things We Do Immediately After Falling in Love
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No.4-Look for Flaws in the People We're Not Dating

So you and your boyfriend/girlfriend have been together for a while now and things are going really well. Super. You're starting to think this could be it. It's time to commit. It's time to settle down with this special person who likes almost everything you like.

Now what? Well, if you're like most people, you're going to start wondering about the possibility of never being with someone else romantically ever again. This is it. This is the one for you. You're getting married and you can't have anyone else. So what do you do? How do you ensure that your mate is the best person for you? Well, one option is looking at everyone else around you and quickly discerning why they're not as cool as the person you love.
You can scan the subways like the Terminator: "Fat ass, annoying laugh, weird teeth, grating voice, selfish demeanor, rude, too tall, too short, likes Dave Matthews Band..."

These past few years may have made you feel stressed or overwhelmed. Here are some ways you can improve your overall mental wellness!

February 2024 Virtue of the Month

Love
A feeling of strong or constant affection for a person

Complements: Caring, Forgiveness, Unity
Transcends: Fear

When is the right time to exercise obedience? Now is time to decide. Now is the right time to obey.

In a 2002 article published in World Psychiatry, Patrick Corrigan and Amy Watson postulate that self-stigma occurs when an individual internalizes the negative beliefs that society has about them, (Lott, T.C. 2022).

End overthinking!!!
1. Name and reframe.
2. Interrupt the pattern.
3. Change the “what if” narrative.
4. Use your core values as a filter for action.

4 Strategies to Help End Overthinking Interrupting the pattern, and changing the narrative.

Get the facts about vaping⚠️

Vapes can quickly become addictive for children and young people, affecting their mood, mental health and sleep.

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"No health without mental health."-APAF

We're honored that our Mental Health Care Works campaign has been named a 2023 finalist for The Anthem Awards in the Humanitarian Action and Services category. Learn why our campaign is turning heads and why there is no health without mental health. https://mentalhealthcareworks.org/

January 2024 Virtue of the Month

Respect
-An act of giving particular attention

Complements: Dignity, Reverence
Transcends: Inconsideration