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Middle and high school visits are latest cut for Howard Schools
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (12+ words) Middle and high school visits are latest cut for Howard Schools'Baltimore Sun...
The Kid Whisperer: How to use love, kindness and limits with a potentially terrible teen
1+ week, 5+ day ago (326+ words) By Scott Ervin, Tribune News Service Yes, the hormones and challenges of teenager-dom will often cause former ex-pre-teens to experiment with negative behaviors that they never experimented with before. Newly minted teens often have quickly changing brains that have thoughts…...
Blaming parents for teen sleep deprivation ignores the science | GUEST COMMENTARY
1+ week, 6+ day ago (310+ words) The problem stems from two realities: 1. Sleep is essential for growth, development and virtually every aspect of human function, with insufficient sleep in teenagers linked to depression, car crashes, substance misuse, weakened immunity and impaired learning and school performance. 2. When…...
Ask the Pediatrician: How to help a child with food or body concerns get through the holiday meals
2+ week, 16+ hour ago (443+ words) By Ellen S. Rome, MD, MPH, FAAP, American Academy of Pediatrics Pediatricians can help families anticipate these challenges and partner in problem-solving ahead of extended family time. Here are some common concerns and strategies that can help families prepare for holiday…...
Asking Eric: Decades later, bullies still have power
2+ week, 4+ day ago (601+ words) By R. Eric Thomas, Tribune Content Agency Dear Eric: I'm 75 and I have a problem I've dealt with for a long time. It has to do with bullies. In school I had fists shaken in my face, I was laughed at…...
Will Australia’s ban on youth social media be a model for other countries?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (49+ words) Australia's new social media ban for children under the age of 16 targets 10 social media companies, including Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, X, Snapchat and Reddit. Social media companies deemed negligent in enforcing the social media ban will be subjected to a…...
The Kid Whisperer: How to handle serious behaviors without utilizing the principal
3+ week, 40+ min ago (286+ words) Scott Ervin Tribune News Service Your school's policies and actions here represent Dark Ages thinking about discipline, and if these policies and actions are not changed, your school will systematically and consistently reinforce negative and even dangerous behavior. AND'THIS IS…...
The Kid Whisperer: How to set a limit with another adult
3+ week, 5+ day ago (369+ words) By Scott Ervin, Tribune News Service This has red flags all over it. I say that from the perspective of someone who is utterly unqualified to give relationship advice'not to mention the fact that I am not a relationship counselor....
One Tech Tip: Do’s and don’ts of using AI to help with schoolwork
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (1033+ words) By KELVIN CHAN and JOCELYN GECKER, Associated Press The rapid rise of ChatGPT and other generative AI systems has disrupted education, transforming how students learn and study. Students everywhere have turned to chatbots to help with their homework, but artificial…...
The Kid Whisperer: How teachers can be simultaneously weird, uncool and effective
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (550+ words) By Scott Ervin, Tribune News Service I'm reading your book and having a hard time with how this works for seventh-graders. If I use Strategic Noticing as many times as you suggest, 34 times in one of my 50-minute periods, I…...