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During these difficult times under quarantine, it is important to maintain your health and physical fitness, especially given that your lifestyle is likely to be much more sedentary, with less outdoor exercise, and many more temptations within the home. These temptations can lead to binge eating or not keeping an eye on your nutritional intake. It is fundamental to our wellbeing to counter these effects of quarantine by undertaking regular exercise.
EQ and IQ critical for children to thrive
Lynn Benson, LSW
To the Editor:
The article “Finding a way through the pressure,” which appeared on page A1 in The Ridgewood News on Friday, June 27, states:
“Administrators emphasize that in today’s highly competitive world, teaching Ridgewood’s young people about ‘balance’ is all the more important.”
I believe that in addition to “balance,” enhanced EQ (emotional intelligence) is a necessity to deal with life’s pressures.
Too many children are challenged socially and emotionally, and are engaging in reckless and self-destructive behaviors while trying to cope with their struggles. And, it’s heartbreaking how often our headlines are filled with tragedies involving our youth. As a society, we are failing.
Our school systems are designed for IQ. EQ needs equal attention. Our nation’s schools mandate academic, physical and health education. Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is equally important.
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