The perfect dress is only a click away!

It's the occasion that every teenager looks forward to - often for a very long time! The boys are checking out the latest in tuxedos and designer suits; the girls are thinking colours, materials

THE ULTIMATE PROM DRESS BUYING GUIDE

What exactly is Prom? The definition might vary depending on who you talk to. There is no official History of Prom, but there are many tales, beliefs and traditions surrounding the practice which c

The latest trend to hit high schools is supervised teenage gambling at the Post Prom School Party. Over the past few months I have received numerous emails from parents, students and school faculty expressing concern about the new alternative en

Recently I read a very cool book called "The Tao of Pooh" by Benjamin Hoff written back in the 1980's. It shows how the popular children's cartoon bear Winnie the Pooh created by A.A. Milne in England in the 1920's, though a Western concept, actua

Are you sick and tired of your child dealing with bullying at school?

Well, once your child has slowed the bullying down, you and your child will have to continue to do bullying maintenance from time to time.

What do I mean by that?

How do you keep the kids amused for the long summer holidays? What do you do when the inevitable rainy day blues strike and everyone gets fractious and argumentative? And how do you cope when you are forced to play the waiting game in doctors' s

Whew! You have counseled the victims. You have counseled and yelled at the bullies!

And they are still running their mouths and hurting innocent students!

Remember the Bully Zapper motto Keep Trying!

Our school has an in-ho

School bullies never seem to stop! Sometimes you have to hit em where it hurts as we say!

So you have made a dent in the bullying at your school! Congrats.

But, you still have a hard core of 5-10% of the bullies that you are tryin

There are so many options for summer activities, no wonder it can be difficult to know where to begin. While reviewing how IvyWise students have spent their summers, I noticed that their plans fell under six basic categories. I included the a

As a mindfulness trainer, Im a big fan of promoting greater mindfulness in the classroom. However, its interesting to me that those who seem to be the most thoughtful and passionate proponents of mindfulness in education are the ones most likel

Teenage jewelry is an important and lucrative market niche. Todays 12- to 19-year-old crowd shops for fashions more than any other age group.

Fashion market analysts say that American teens currently spend $33 billion a year on fashion and

So, youve got a child at school, and they know how to read and write well. Perhaps they do very well academically.

This is, of course, very important, but how well does your child communicate orally? Are they a confident, clear speaker?<

"Summer is a wonderful time of year when children can enjoy lots of fresh air and outdoor play. There is certainly no shortage of excellent activities, toys and accessories to entertain and inspire children of all ages."

Some of th

Strength Training is not training to see how much weight one can push around the gym. Simply stated, Strength Training is a method of conditioning that will increase an individuals ability to handle the physical demands of activity. Strength Trai

It is exciting times to be involved in student leadership training!

Many schools around the workld are beginning to rethink both the way they train their student leaders and also how they harness the tremendous leadership potential of their