Get Preteens, Teen and Young Adults Into Volunteering- The Sooner, The Better

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According to 2023 research data from Volgistics, a volunteer management software, kids that volunteer are 25% less likely to experience anxiety and 50% less likely to engage in destructive behaviors like smoking or  misusing alcohol. There’s no question, volunteerism translates into mastering important adult life skills. To name a few; Social and Professional Communication Skills […]

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The Need to Master Adult Life Skills Is Gender Neutral

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I’m not saying there aren’t some specific adult life skills that may be specific to a gender identity or sexual orientation …. But ALL teens and young adults will navigate adult life with greater confidence and less stress by mastering many much-needed everyday adult life skills that are for the most part gender neutral. There

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Teens’ Invention Holds Bright Potential For Filtering Microplastics

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Victoria Ou and Justin Huang, both 17 years old  from Woodland, Texas won $50,000, from the Gordon E. Moore Award for Positive Outcomes for Future Generations.  They invented a device that filters microplastics from water. In early research the high schoolers reached out to the EPA and were informed that the EPA does not regulate

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Building Practical Beneficial Non-Academic Life Skills Early

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Look at this. These are Dutch children. In school. During school hours. They’re not taking a test. They’re not filling out a worksheet. They’re repairing broken electronics and small machines — hands-on, side by side with adult volunteers — as part of their regular school curriculum. The curriculum kit is currently available in Dutch, English

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Finishing A Loved One’s Passion Project  With A Young Person Builds Bonds And Helps Healing

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Taking on a loved one’s unfinished passion project after they die or become too incapacitated to complete, with  your preteen – young adult, can be both a healing and bonding. Maybe while reorganizing after a major family illness, or loss, you find an incomplete quilt, half knit sweater, unfinished carpentry project.  Committing to finish the

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YouTube Providing An Overdue Tool That Helps Protect The Mental Health Of Our Young

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YouTube officially introduced new parental controls for supervised teen or child accounts that let parents set a time limit on how much Shorts a kid can watch. Within those controls, parents can set the daily limit to zero, which effectively blocks Shorts entirely for that supervised account if they choose. These features are part of

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Gen Z Is Not Prepared For The Workplace

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A new Wall Street Journal article, “A New Lost Generation: Why Gen Z Is Unprepared for the Workplace”  ties right into my earlier post raising  concerns about  growing social isolation among  teens and young adults. In the article journalist Tessa West focuses  on one key part of the challenge facing young people in the workplace.

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Germany’s Clinics For Burnt-Out Parents Many Steps Ahead Most Of The World

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*Excerpt from BBC reporting by Features Correspondent Sophie Hardach The U.S Surgeon General has issued an advisory on an epidemic trend of parental burnout. In fact 68% of U.S. parents have experienced some level of burnout, with 40% having experienced serious burnout. Where might we look for a solution and what might it look like?

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14 Year-Old Persy’s Homemade Game Is Drawing Industry Attention – Will It Have A Fairytale Ending?

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When she was 8 years old Persy Arcement, from  Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, says bored and isolated. She decided to occupy herself by creating a board game around one of her favorite things…. ice cream. The theme of the game is decorating  ice cream cones with topping using dice with a combination of luck and

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