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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... -
What are You Doing for Red Ribbon Week?
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The new school year is in full swing. Children are back in the classroom and teachers are implementing lesson plans. Getting back to school means... -
Back to School: Gearing Up for Resiliency And Readiness to Learn
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Back-to-school time is here! Children across the country are headed back to the classroom and moving another step forward in their education and development. Now... -
Using Social-Emotional Learning and Prevention Education Skills during the Summer
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It’s hard to believe, but summer is almost half over. While children and teens are still on vacation for the next several weeks, parents may... -
June is Effective Communication Month – How youth can communicate more effectively
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June is Effective Communication Month. This is the perfect time to talk with adolescents about how to be effective communicators. The earlier they learn and...
