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Red Ribbon Week
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Red Ribbon Week is a time for parents, teachers, school counselors, and administrators to encourage children to live healthy, substance-free lives, set positive goals and... -
Full Circle
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When Charles E. Mendez, Sr. established the C.E Mendez Foundation in 1964, he had a mission to support children and families in need in his... -
Laugh and Learn
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Educators have long appreciated that students enjoy learning through games, humor, and music, but learning through songs and games isn’t just for fun. Indeed, the... -
Put Resilience on the List
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Looking ahead to the first day of school, consider your students’ emotional well-being. Many students face hardship at home and thus will need a boost... -
Conscious Reflection
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In our recent blog post, It’s time to Listen, we spoke about the growth opportunities afforded to us when we practice active listening. When we... -
It’s Time to Listen
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“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” This observation attributed to the sage Greek... -
Stay Connected and Engaged this Summer
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With summer on the horizon, many educators are thinking about how to help their students maintain social connections and stay engaged in learning over the... -
Modeling Self Care
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During uncertain times, it’s more important than ever to take care of ourselves for two reasons. For one, when we practice self-care, we are stronger,... -
Goal Pivoting
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When we set and achieve goals, we build self-efficacy and strengthen our sense of hope and enthusiasm for the future. Goal setting is a strong... -
The News Now
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The news is all around us. It’s easy to develop a frequent habit of checking on news updates for fear of missing the latest developments.... -
Choosing Positive Coping Strategies
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Recent events have presented us with new and unexpected changes and challenges. One of the biggest changes we’re all facing is a radically different daily... -
How to Start the Conversation on Safe Use of Social Media
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Social media is now a fact of modern life, and teenagers growing up with all these new ways to communicate are particularly vulnerable to being... -
Clearing the Air
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Are we doing enough to prepare children and adolescents to consider and analyze the powerful and persuasive messaging they encounter? Are they prepared to consider... -
Introducing A Peaceable Place Grade 2
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At the Mendez Foundation, we believe strongly in a comprehensive, coordinated approach to developing the skills and attitudes children and adolescents need to navigate the... -
Managing Anger for Positive Outcomes
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We often view anger as a negative emotion, but anger is a healthy emotion that works to alert us to something we don’t like and... -
Understanding Emotions
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As children mature into adolescence, they face new social and emotional challenges and experiences as they begin to socialize. Children need strategies and skills... -
Skill Building for Life
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Teaching children how to set and achieve reachable goals is the greatest gift we can give to prepare them for success in life. When we... -
Peer Influence – Good and Bad
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Young children depend on their parents, teachers, and the other adults in their lives to model healthy behavior, social cues, and attitudes. As children grow... -
Managing Bullying Behavior
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Talking to students about bullying, and teaching them to recognize bullying behavior and speak up about it, can help keep students safe, confident, and productive.... -
Prevention Education at Every Age
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In the mid-1970s, in response to the growing and debilitating drug epidemic facing our country's youth, the Mendez Foundation began to focus on educating students...
