This rubbery, anatomically correct representation of one pound of fat (about the size of a coffee mug) works wonders to toss around the room with kids to literally feel the weight in our ‘Sim City’ teaching tactics to elicit the almighty ‘ewwww,’ in Shaping Youth’s Gross Out Game for Good Nutrition. Buying this fat blob was my best … [Read more...]
YoNaturals Healthy StudentVending.com (Washington Post photo gallery here) could hold a promising win-win solution for schools who want junk out but options in... Their pilot program has morphed into a runaway success, lightyears from where they were just a year ago, to reinvent the concept of what a 'snack' machine should be. They're giving school districts easy ways to get … [Read more...]
In the wake of yesterday’s federal grand jury cyberbullying indictment of a twisted MySpace hoax which resulted in a teen’s suicide, it seems a good time to revisit the cruelty of the schoolyard. Except for one small thing…It didn’t happen in the schoolyard... The perp was a MOM. (CBS video, and Larry Magid's analysis/podcast here) Maybe if the … [Read more...]
One of my favorite ‘stereotypes in media’ moments is when I get to use my own background to instill critical thinking skills in teens.At the national Girls For A Change summitfor instance, I had the opportunity to break through race barriers and color codes of perceived expectations by starting off the session asking teens, “Okay, so who was I in high school?” to get the media … [Read more...]
A bouquet of thanks to all of the mothers out there who are sharing their knowledge and tips for making the world a better place for kids, including favorite visionaries and parenting communities... Such as? The bounty of mom bloggers at BlogHer, the EcoMom Alliance, Literary Mama, CityMama, SafeMama, Green Mom Finds, Eco-Child’s Play, Anti-Racist Parent and new … [Read more...]
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