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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
As children mature into adolescence, they face new social and emotional challenges and experiences as they begin to socialize. Children need strategies and skills...
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...
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....
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...