There are tons of great resources out there for parents trying to raise healthy teens. As I come across things worth sharing, I’ll try to add them here or to my blog. And if you stumble across anything you think would
Over the summer last year, our principal had us read Mindset, by Carol Dweck. He also assigned it to the parent community, hoping it would get them to start thinking about failure in a different light… looking at the opportunities
From ESPN’s Outside the Lines comes this inspiring story… a story that I think would be a great addition to any class, grades 6-12… whether you’re learning about goal-setting, advocacy, friendship, or character. It’s the story of two friends and wrestlers
As parents, having “the talk” with your kids about their online lives is key. And while there have always been tons of resources out there to help with the other “talk”… you know, the one about puberty and sex… there
No matter how many times we try and tell the kids that what they put on the Internet stays there, they still don’t seem to get it. This Texas teenager is in jail for threatening comments he made on facebook.
The U.S. if finally putting some strict bans on what schools can sell in their vending machines, and surprisingly, some people are opposed to it. From The New York Times… “Some Republicans were critical of the new rules. Representative Lee
Family Signal is a monitoring program that helps parents keep tabs on their child’s social media use. For $4.99 per month for unlimited kids, you can get an instant alert if anything comes up you should be concerned about. This
Great post from Huff Post’s Healthy Living about the importance of meditation in our super wired times. Some useful tips and great things to remember as we go into the summer months. Have fun and stay balanced!
Fitness tools that tap the power of your friends! From CNN, here are 7 awesome apps that can turn fitness into a group activity, even if you’re miles away from your friends for the summer. Keep each other motivated while
“My position is that technology can’t solve bullying. This is a people problem. But technology can make a difference, either for the negative or the positive.” -Henry Lieberman, MIT’s Media Lab- This great new article just came out
According to the latest research, binge drinking numbers are up for college girls. “Researchers found that, among students who drank alcohol, 85.4 percent exceeded an NIAAA drinking guideline at least once during their first week of college.” Wow. In the first week.
Just came across this video of what serving sizes really look like… most kids have no clue when it comes to the processed stuff. This could be helpful with any age level Health class. Not sure about the ending though!
When it comes to advocacy, goal-setting, or just establishing healthy habits…. I think we should all remember this. It’s just about finding your passion and getting started.
After three years of back and forth court battles… it looks like the FDA won’t be able to force big tobacco to put graphic warning labels on their packages after all. Unreal. In Australia, they’ve cracked down so hard that the
In today’s Education Week Blog, there was a great post on the importance of social and emotional education in schools. Namely, the disconnect between how important most teachers think it is, and how little of it we’re actually doing. Here’s
The Dallas School Board just made a ruling about easing up on their dress code for their overweight and obese kids, no longer forcing them to tuck in their shirts. While I’m all for this… there’s nothing worse than trying
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