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New Year’s Resolutions for Teens

It is the season for New Year’s resolutions and this year you might want to consider getting your teen involved! Research shows that the development of positive future orientation through goal setting among teens is linked to improved school performance, motivation, self-confidence, self-esteem, and decreased risk of engagement in harmful behaviors (Forneries, Danish, & Scott, […]

WRITTEN BY: Jamari White, MSW, LSW, Healthy Relationships Program Specialist

REVIEWED BY: Carmen Irving, M.A., CLFE, CYC-P, Extension Educator

SOURCES:

  • https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/news-features-and-safety-tips/Pages/Healthy-New-Year-Resolutions-for-Kids.aspxs:
  • http://kidshealth.org/teen/homework/goals/goals_tips.html
  • http://livesmartohio.osu.edu/family-and-relationships/laplant-8osu-edu/creating-a-winning-family-team/

REFERENCES:

  • Forneries, T., Danish, S., & Scott, D. (2007). Setting goals, solving problems, and seeking social support: Developing adolescents’ abilities through a life skills program. Adolescence, 42, 103-14.

5 Questions Parents Should Ask Their School

Whether, your child is planning to attend college, receive technical training or join the military, find out how their school can help. College is still a good investment– over their lifetime workers with a bachelor’s degree earn over one million dollars more than those with only a high school degree. If students do not plan […]

WRITTEN BY: Kristen Corry, Extenstion Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences; Butler County

REVIEWED BY: Terri Worthington, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Geauga County

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • All images are the property of The Ohio State University and are copyright protected.

SOURCES:

  • Talking to Your Child's School Counselor About College and Career Planning (2015). Ohio Department of Education. Retrieved from http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Other-Resources/Family-and-Community-Engagement/Getting-Involved-with-your-Child-s-Learning/Ohio-Resources-for-College-and-Career-Planning

Help Your Child Sleep Their Way to Success

For much of America school is either already back in session or will be very soon. So, are you children getting the sleep they need to be energetic and have academic success? Some experts suggest that sleep is as important for youth as food, drink, and safety. Many children are chronically sleep-deprived resulting in everything […]

WRITTEN BY: Lisa Barlage, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Ross County.

REVIEWED BY: Daniel Remley, Field Specialist, Food Nutrition and Wellness, Ohio State University Extension.

SOURCES:

  • Web MD, Good Sound Sleep for Your Child,
  • National Health Services - UK, How Much Sleep do Kids Need?
  • National Sleep Foundation, What Happens When You Sleep
  • Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement, University of Minnesota, Teens and Later School Start Times

Test Anxiety!

This time of year students face a multitude of standardized tests. These tests are much longer in duration than students are accustomed to, and can be tied to a range of outcomes such as leveled reading and math placement, graduation, college entrance, and scholarships for students and salary adjustment or job retention for teachers. According […]

WRITTEN BY: Shannon Carter, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Fairfield County, carter.413@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Candace Heer, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Morrow County, heer.7@osu.edu

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • kidshealth.org

SOURCES:

  • kidshealth.org
  • schoolcounselor.org

Facts and Myths Behind Energy Drinks

Recently, I’ve read several national news reports documenting teens and young adults abusing energy drinks. Some of these reports document emergency room visits related to mixing energy drinks and alcohol or teens having heart palpitations and dizziness. Some high schools around the nation have banned these products because so many students were “wired” on caffeine […]

WRITTEN BY: Daniel T. Remley, Field Specialist, Food, Nutrition, and Wellness, Family & Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension.

SOURCES:

  • Nutrition and Health Info Sheet, produced by Karrie Heneman, and Sheri Zidenberg-Cherr, Nutrition Science Specialist, Cooperative Extension, University of California- Davis

The Magic of High School

Ah, the high school years. That brief window of four years that every pre-teen anxiously waits for and every parent dreads. A recent, fascinating article about the power of the high school experience for teens published in New York Magazine online combines much of what we know (and don’t know) about how adolescent brain development, […]

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