Pro-Social & Positive Picks

Tilt World’s Nicole Lazzaro (Interview) Putting Emotion Into Game Play

April 30, 2012 by Amy Jussel 6 Comments

Sept. 2, 2016 Update Adding a few recent finds along these lines of 'putting emotion into game play' like "Shelter, Paws" and other empathy based critter care games to edge towards seeding compassion for all creatures great and small caring for wolf pups and badger babies, instead of fantasy Pokemon Go creations. Also, here's a recently funded Kickstarter called Junior … [Read more...]

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Oscar Is Worthy! See Chimpanzee, Support Jane Goodall’s Work

April 18, 2012 by Amy Jussel 5 Comments

April 18, 2012 No secret I’m a fan of all creatures great and small, wildly applauding every effort to impart nature’s magnificence to 21st century kids. Whether it’s the brand new launch of TiltWorld’s app (fun little Flip the frog on an eco-mission to make real world change in climate chaos) or Richard Louv’s Children and Nature Network (C&NN awarded $100K Disney … [Read more...]

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Time for a Digital Cleanse! Join Us For Screen Free Week April 30-May 6

April 12, 2012 by Amy Jussel 6 Comments

April 12, 2012 Ommm...want to join me in turning off all glowing electronic devices to celebrate CCFC's Screen Free Week of insight April 30-May 6, 2012? It's a great chance to unplug...and reconnect. Much like the freebie candlelight yoga practice I stumbled upon last evening, it's a welcome surprise to experience the calm, centered, simplicity tuning into one’s internal … [Read more...]

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How to Drive STEM Careers By Making Math Relevant and Fun!

March 29, 2012 by Amy Jussel 7 Comments

March 29, 2012 Good luck to our friends "The Shop Girls" the only all-girls teen team at the Shell Eco-Marathon in Houston this weekend, and congratulations on today's public radio interview, "Cars Built By Kids Show Future to Better Gas Mileage" (you GO, girls!) Shaping Youth is proud to be a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) sponsor again this year, and … [Read more...]

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How Will YOU Use Media to Inspire On International Women’s Day?

March 8, 2012 by Amy Jussel 6 Comments

April 23, 2020: Updating with Visual Credit for gorgeous artwork at left and below ("Dive into your dreams" and "Listen to Girls") created by Dr. Alison Aune BFA, Professor of Art Education at University of Minnesota, Duluth... March 8, 2012 It's International Women’s Day... As I struggled to post Part Two on solutions-building to combat toxic messages being sent to women … [Read more...]