By Amanda Dufau- 1st Grade Teacher Content developed as a paid partnership with Florida Prepaid It’s a common misconception that children need to form good study habits in middle or high school to be successful students. In most cases that might be too late. As a first grade teacher, I see the importance of forming,… [Read More]
Learning & Teaching
18 Trick-or-Treat Safety Tips for Parents
It is estimated that more than 41 million children will trick-or-treat nationwide this Halloween. The nation’s emergency physicians offer a few tips to make sure that your child stays safe and that any fright is the fun kind – that doesn’t include a health scare or trip to the emergency department. We recommend: 10 of… [Read More]
[Video] Anti-Bullying Group Be Strong Launches Resilience Program for U.S. Schools
Be Strong – a national non-profit organization focused on preventing bullying through student-led youth empowerment – today announced it is launching an eight-week Resilience Program (http://bestrong.global/participate/resilience-program/) for schools throughout the U.S. Importantly, with school faculties short on time and resources but welcoming much-needed support to address productive ways to counter bullying, Be Strong’s social and… [Read More]
Complete Programming for "Teens & Me" Event in Miami January 26th, Sponsored by Ford
Teen anxiety disorders are among the most common mental health conditions that arise during adolescence, and parenting or mentoring teens requires a set of skills caregivers often find themselves missing or needing to improve. We here at Los Tweens & Teens, often produce content featuring experts around this subject with and we are now SUPER excited… [Read More]
[Video] 100 Teens Will Live a Transformational Experience Thanks to Disney and Essence Magazine
Since 2008, Walt Disney World Resort has provided all-expenses-paid trips to more than 1,100 students, plus a parent or guardian, to participate in the annual Disney Dreamers Academy. Students are selected from thousands of applicants who answered a series of essay questions about their personal stories and dreams for the future. The program, now in… [Read More]
Could Bedtime Math Have Positive Long-Term Effects on Children's Math Performance?
According to Dr Sian Beilock, a cognitive scientist and the president of Barnard College, many Americans experience math anxiety – whether it’s calculating a tip on a dinner bill as your friends look on or doing math homework with your child. When parents are apprehensive about math, their children’s math achievement in school can suffer. A… [Read More]
Join Us in Our First-Ever LIVE Event, "Teens & Me," on January 26th in Miami
Teen anxiety disorders are among the most common mental health conditions that arise during adolescence, and parenting or mentoring teens requires a set of skills caregivers often find themselves missing or needing to improve. The team here at Los Tweens & Teens (http://lostweens.com), the bilingual e-magazine for the years after kindergarten and before college, often… [Read More]
[Video] New Partnership will Educate Teachers to Include Coding and Robotics Into the Classroom
Today, 42 percent of principals cite inadequate training as a barrier to expanding computer science offerings within their schools. Coding and robotics provide an exciting opportunity for educators to integrate hands-on, creative learning experiences into their classrooms. National nonprofit AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination), developer of the college-readiness system now used by more than 6,400 schools across… [Read More]
This New Study Found that Fostering Gratitude Can Reduce Materialism in Teens
Make every day Thanksgiving. Fostering gratitude can actually reduce materialism and increase generosity in teens, according to new research study co-authored by Gies College of Business professor Aric Rindfleisch. The paper, “The Impact of Gratitude on Adolescent Materialism and Generosity,” has been published in The Journal of Positive Psychology and it shows that teens who were asked to keep a gratitude journal –… [Read More]
[Video] This Teen Serial Entrepreneur will Open New Pop-Up Library in West Palm Beach
An ambitious and hardworking twelve-year-old philanthropist and entrepreneur ,Taylor Moxey, transformed a $40 loan from her parents into an expanding empire. She has successfully built a cupcake company; written an inspirational best-selling book; and developed a line of motivational daily mantra cards. She also created the Taylor Moxey Foundation to empower young girls and boys like her to… [Read More]
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