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Every month, a new adventure with an important historical figure.
This month: SACAGAWEA!
New for Parents:
 Feeding the Future
by David Zinczenko, Editor-in-Chief of Men’s Health, with Matt Goulding
authors of Eat This, Not That.
Just as the waistline of the average adult American is expanding at a belt-breaking rate, so too are those of this country's youth. It doesn't take a nutritionist to see that almost overnight we've gone from Generation X to Generation XXL.
How to Teach Your Teen to Cope with “Teen Discrimination”
By Maryann Rosenthal, Ph.D.
Once my teenage son and I were loading luggage into the car at the airport terminal. A police officer yelled at us that we needed to "hurry up." My son told the officer that he didn't need to yell at us. The officer then yelled even louder at my son and proceeded to write me a ticket for obstructing traffic. The reality is that the officer didn't write a ticket for obstructing traffic; he wrote a ticket to send a message to a teenager about voicing his youthful opinion.
 When Your Child is the Bully:
Five Important Issues to Address
By Derek Randel
Author of Stopping School Violence
Reclaiming Play:
Helping Children Learn and Thrive in School
Spring Cleaning For Parents
Rake the yard. Clean out the garage. Go through closets. Donate unused items to charitable organizations. Wash windows. You know the drill. It’s called Spring Cleaning. But what if spring cleaning took on a new twist this year, one that would benefit your children greatly? What if you cleaned the cobwebs out of your mind?
New: Music by Mommies!
Click here to read the lyrics to "Brush Your Teeth!"
10
Tips for Helping Your Child Adjust to School
and . . . 7
Things You Can Do to Save Recess!
New for Students:
Lace Up Against Bullying
When they learn that a new classmate was bullied for wearing shoelaces with unusual colors, two students create a unique plan that rallies everyone in their school to take a stand against bullying. 10 Painless Planet-Savers ... Would you take shorter showers to
save the planet? Check out these ideas!
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60 Second Tips to Live a Better Life ... from Real Time Moms!
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Good Argument,
Bad Argument:
10 Logical Lies and
10 Figures of Speech
Debate-club dominance can be yours!
STUDENTS:
If you’re a middle school or high school student interested in logic and debate, you might like to read
10 Logical Lies and
10 Good Arguments.
Parents, if your kids are in middle school or younger, you might find a great deal of value, also, in these two articles, but before turning them over to your kids, you might want to read the associated Parent Pep Talk: 10 Logical Lies and Parent Pep Talk: 10 Good Arguments.
STUDENTS!
The Project Is ...
DINOSAURS
This article gives you lots of web sites where you can find EVERYTHING
about Dinosaurs. Except shoe sizes.
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