How Play Can Help Schools Combat Bullying & Improve Learning
Researchers have found that investing in recess and organized play can prevent bullying, improve students’ behavior at recess and readiness for class, and provide more time for teaching and learning. Playworks, a national nonprofit that provides coaches who implement healthy recess and other playtime to schools in 23 cities nationwide was the focus of this [...]
Teacher Gifts That Don’t Suck
The last day of school is drawing near and with it comes that age-old dilemma: What to get your child’s teacher in appreciation of a year’s worth of service? I went straight to the source and asked the teachers themselves what type of gift they enjoy getting the most. Perhaps their answers will surprise you…or [...]
Congratulations to Our Madagascar 3 Movie Ticket Winners!
Congrats to the six lucky winners of the Madagascar 3 movie tickets. Each will receive four tickets and a bag of movie goodies! Evelyn Cortez, New York Alejandro Ayala, Miami Xzenia Fernandez, Houston Shannon McMahan, Dallas George Ramos, Chicago Cindy Reyes, Los Angeles All movie screenings will take place in the cities above on Saturday [...]
Teaching Teens About Personal Finance: It Pays Off!
We’ve all learned some hard financial lessons over the past few years, yet 20 percent of Americans are still living beyond their means and a staggering 50 percent are operating without a budget. While the economy seems to be slowly recovering, our children are facing a more uncertain future than recent generations. Knowledge is power [...]
5 Creative FUNdraising Ideas for Your Kids’ School
If you are a parent who is active in their child’s education, you might be on the board of your local Parent-Teacher Association (PTA). Even with the school year winding down, already many PTAs are looking forward to next year’s goals and projects. If you happen to be looking for a creative and fun fundraiser [...]
Prom Dresses For Free
Maria Ocegueda is going through a rack of dresses trying to find the perfect prom dress. Maria and other girls from Polytechnic High School in Fort Worth, Texas, are looking for their dresses at a church fellowship hall. That’s where Cindy Olivera is offering free prom dresses to juniors and seniors from low income families. [...]
Peer Pressure: How to Prepare Your Kids
You’ve seen it before: the midriff of a 13-year-old girl who is also wearing shorts so short they are more like a bikini bottom. And you’ve heard the stories of teens getting drunk during unsupervised house parties or worse, getting high on drugs; sexting, grinding, smoking, in short, mischief-seeking. Let’s face it, in today’s world [...]
Your Children Should Live Their Dreams, Not Yours
There were two things I really wanted when I was 14 and about to enter high school. One was to go to a certain elite private prep school in my hometown. The other was to be a cheerleader. I applied to the prep school, and was rejected. Then I tried out for the freshman cheer squad [...]
5 Little-Known Facts About Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner, and surprisingly, most Americans—and many Mexican Americans—do not realize the importance of this event, which many of us celebrate each year on the 5th of May. Contrary to popular belief, Cinco de Mayo is NOT the Mexican Independence Day. Rather it commemorates the Battle of Puebla in [...]
Sex Offenders At School: Who Bears Responsibility of Notifying Parents?
A few months ago, a parent at Trinity Lutheran Christian School, nestled in the Anaheim Hills between Disneyland and rugged wild canyons, discovered that another parent was a registered sex offender listed on the California State Attorney General’s Megan’s Law registry. He had been convicted of a sex act with a 14-year-old. The convicted parent [...]
