by Mark Cheverton | Nov 16, 2023 | Life Lessons
Photo via Pexels Cyberbullying is a very real threat to adolescents. According to DoSomething.org, approximately 37% of kids aged 12 to 17 report having been bullied online, with 30% reporting repeated incidents. As a parent, you can help your pre-teen or teen deal...
by Mark Cheverton | Oct 21, 2023 | Life Lessons
As someone who writes about mental health every day and has been working with children across all ages for the past 15 years, I find Mark Cheverton’s fantasy series opener, “Facing the Beast Within: The Anxiety of Cameron Poole,” a valuable...
by Mark Cheverton | Oct 2, 2023 | Life Lessons
Introduction: Mental health in children has become a growing concern for decades, with COVID only exasperating the problem. In a recent blot post, I discuss some of the startling statistics; you can read that article by clicking HERE. This crisis has prompted the...
by Mark Cheverton | Oct 1, 2023 | Life Lessons
Despair to Repair: Online Resources For Anxiety Every Parent Should Know As a fiction writer, I have created fantasy worlds infused with courage and heroism to help children cope with challenging anxiety. The process got me thinking: what else is out there that can...
by Mark Cheverton | Sep 26, 2023 | Life Lessons
While I was writing my 27th novel, Facing the Beast Within: The Anxiety of Cameron Poole, I learned a number of disturbing things about the mental health of our children in this country. I wanted to share this with you, for I think it’s important. As we all know, a...
by Mark Cheverton | Mar 1, 2021 | Blog, Life Lessons
Everything I Need To Know I Can Learn From My Pets I have two pets, Dory and Olive. Today, I watched my cat, Dory as she pretended she was Peter Pan and attacked her shadow on the wall. Probably, I should have been writing, but I’m starting a new book and the...