October 2014

    Summer Learning Loss By Adam Wilkenfeld CWK West Coast Bureau Chief   Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “If they can learn, and at the same time enjoy, then that’s what we’re after. Just the pleasure of learning.”-Silvia Lucero, a mother- For the Lucero boys, learning is year-round. When the school year ends, […]

    Building Real Self-Esteem By Robert Seith CWK Senior Producer   Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “You have to have a dialogue [with the child] to understand how they think, to know what will work with the child and what won’t work with the child.”-Brigitte Paraham, a school psychologist- Despite earning only average […]

    Obesity and Quality of Life By Adam Wilkenfeld CWK West Coast Bureau Chief   Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “And the minute a kid starts feeling in control and losing weight, they right away start socializing and start approaching other kids differently.”-Dr. Ranveig Elvebakk, a bariatric physician- Fifteen-year-old Lourdes has always been […]

    Sexual Predators By Robert Seith CWK Senior Producer   Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “I think that every time I come around a guy that something is going to happen again, and that has put so much fear in me … especially being alone, around guys.”-Jennifer Craig, 19- What do teens think […]

    Legal Steroids By Adam Wilkenfeld CWK West Coast Bureau Chief   Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “Some of them have the same serious side effects that we worry about with anabolic steroids.”-Dr. Sally Harris, a pediatric and adolescent sports medicine specialist at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation- For a teen trying to […]

    Do Spell Checkers Make You Dumb? By Robert Seith CWK Senior Producer   Tipsheet | Related Information | Resources “Some kids will not turn anything in unless they can type it out.”-Lonny Harper, a high school language arts coordinator- When Nancy Self is writing and needs to spell a word, she grabs her […]