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3 strategies for more efficient study habits Can students make better grades and spend less time studying? Actually, yes! The key is to help your child plan strategically to make the most of each moment of study time. Here’s how: Strategy 1 – Prioritize If your child feels overwhelmed by school work, the only solution [...]
Skills for teaching kids self-mastery from across cultures The highest goal of raising children is teaching them self-mastery, the skills they need and can rely upon to fulfill their highest calling in life. Yet many parents in today’s world find themselves focusing on their child’s outward behavior rather than their inner being. With small children, [...]
Nearly 15 million people in the United States practice yoga as a way to deal with the stresses of today’s busy lifestyles. Corporate marketing executives, graphic designers and computer engineers turn to the mat to relieve stress, increase mental awareness and improve their overall health. But adults aren’t the only ones striking a pose. Dozens [...]
If you’re constantly telling your teens to pick up their stuff and put it away, you’re not alone. Most teens couldn’t care less about the condition of their bedrooms. Below are five tips for getting your teen on the right track when it comes to organization: Only you can show them how to be organized. It’s [...]
When your teenagers were born, you were probably getting your first cell phone and your computer still greeted you with “You’ve Got Mail.” It is no surprise that teenagers would rather text than talk, would rather Google than research and rely more Twitter than a newspaper. By staying on top of the latest technology trends [...]
The drive to win is as natural as the drive to live. Teenagers thrive on competition more than any other age group and competition among teens brings the opportunity to enhance talents and skills. Competition is a great way to understand challenges and lessons of winning and defeat, and it’s a way to keep teenagers [...]
There is one common word that can describe every single teenager in America: changing. When you combine growing minds, changing bodies and raging hormones with friends, family issues, school and new relationships, it’s no wonder why the teenage years can be so hard. While breaking through the barrier between childhood and adulthood, teens can have [...]
With today’s busy schedules and families going in different directions all day long, it is easy to be functioning more in chaos than in order. Here are four essential keys that will help you get a sense of peace and organization in your lives. I Don’t Have Time! Before you can get control over much [...]
Move over Twilight Saga, step aside Hunger Games. There are shelves full of hot new releases in teen literature that may stay behind the headlines, but are getting high reviews and are quickly rising in popularity. Here is a quick run-down of the some of the best teen books you never heard of. The Fault [...]