Raising Tweens

Raising Tweens

PenguinTeen.com, the New Teen Book Lovers Website Launches with an Excerpt of "Spontaneous"

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Penguin Young Readers just launched PenguinTeen.com, a dynamic and immersive new lifestyle site for teen book lovers. Visitors to PenguinTeen.com can expect to find: Exclusive news, excerpt and cover reveals. The site currently includes Aaron Starmer’s highly-buzzed Young Redears  debut, Spontaneous, which comes out August 30th. See excerpt HERE. Exclusive videos and written content on from authors… [Read More]

[Video] "I Teach 1st" Conference will Expore How to Make First Grade Teaching More Effective

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Staff Development for Educators (SDE), one of the nation’s leading providers of professional development for K-12 educators announce a new, one-of-a-kind event, “I Teach 1st,“ for first grade educators this summer in Las Vegas, Nevada. This conference will empower childhood educators with new and improved education how-to’s by exploring ready-to-implement, research-based strategies. All sessions are designed to meet the biggest… [Read More]

Grit, Mindset, and Determination as Keys to Academic Perseverance?

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A hot topic last year at ASCD’s 2015 Annual Conference & Exhibit Show, the grit initiative is again among the buzzing conversations surrounding the state of education today and will be prominently featured at this year’s ASCD’s conference. Over the years, interest in mindset and grit has been building as more and more school administrators, teachers, and… [Read More]

[Video] Watch Fisher-Price's "A Film By You" About the Child's Unique Potential Through Play

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A Film By You is a mini retrospective film from the perspective of a child, showing the incredible developmental journey in the first five years of life, featuring footage from 25 real families in six countries and from submissions shared by the Fisher-Price global Facebook community. The film, created by Fisher-Price, Inc., one of the world’s leading infant… [Read More]

[Infographic] Keeping Kids Safe Around Medicines At Home

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The increase of medicines in the home since 1980 is staggering: Today there are three times as many prescriptions filled in the U.S. and five times as many dollars spent on over-the-counter medicines. With more medicine in the home than ever before, Safe Kids Worldwide is putting parents on alert to be vigilant about protecting… [Read More]

Top 20 U.S. Family Vacation Destinations for 2016

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FamilyFun magazine announces the winners of its fourth annual Travel Awards—the result of thoughtful feedback from 2,000 families who rated more than 400 destinations across the United States. The 20 top winners—and almost 100 runners up—include exciting kid-friendly cities, national parks, children’s museums, resorts, and historic sites across the country that are sure to align with… [Read More]