“After a while I just get antsy and I want to move around – cause I start to get stiff and it’s like, I want to get up and walk around.” – Eric, 18 years old In an effort to improve test scores, a great many schools are taking time away from physical education and […]
“It becomes an addiction when whatever you’re doing becomes a controlling factor for you, rather than you of it.” – Dr. Marsha Sauls, psychologist We know that hours spent in front of television and computer screens are hours not spent in physical activity. A new study published in Pediatrics magazine reports that being in front […]
“I started smoking cigarettes when I was 10, I started smoking weed and drinking when I was 13, I started doing crystal [methamphetamine] when I was 14, I started doing cocaine when I was 15.” – Renee, 15 Every October, students around the country celebrate Red Ribbon Week… talking about a lifestyle without drugs, alcohol […]
“If you have your first drink before age 14, you’re 4 times more likely to develop alcoholism in your life than if you wait until after age 20.” – Susan Tapert, Ph.D. Students of all ages, all around the country celebrate Red Ribbon Week in late October … and pledge to a drug-free lifestyle. Those […]
“The parents need to be very clear at saying. I am not giving you permission to do that. I am not telling you that it’s a good idea, I’m telling you that it’s a bad idea. And here’s why it’s a bad idea. That’s why we have rules now as your parents because we’ve learned […]
“Finally you get to the point where you don’t appreciate their compliments anymore; you just kind of ignore them.” – Christina, Age 17 For decades, American parents have heard that their most important task is to build up their children’s self esteem. But some experts now say that effort has been misguided…and has had unintended […]
“It’s really important for parents and schools and kids to work together r- to think about the optimal balance between homework and extra-curricular activities and time with friends, and then just time to hang out and ‘veg’.” – Nadine Kaslow, Ph.D, psychologist Everybody needs a little playtime – even turtles – according to new research […]
“If you’re having to push [reading], maybe you’re going the wrong way.” – Wynona Meredith, preschool teacher A review of the current state of publicly funded preschool published in the journal of the Association for Psychological Science confirms that the benefits of preschool education are long-lasting – especially in preschool classrooms that are not overly […]
“We’re going to have to know how to work together…because we’re going to be so diverse, there’s going to be no choice.” – Pamela Perry, Ph.D, professor of Community Studies While it can happen any day of the year, the 2010 national Mix It Up at Lunch Day is Tuesday, November 9. Millions of students […]
“It’s OK if we want to sit at home, and play video games, and eat all day, and do nothing. I mean, our society has kind of put us that way.” – Jonathan, 16 years old It may sound ironic, but 40 companies that make our favorite junk foods are joining together to fight obesity, […]
