Five Ways

to prevent "summer slide"

Concerned that your student may forget the things he/she learned in school during the year? The concept of "summer slide," argues Heather Wolpert-Gawron, is really "about packing away certain lessons in order to make room for others that are taught in different ways."

Suggestions for summer learning/preventing "summer slide":
1. Get a "job" (any activity that develops responsibility and skill)
2. Go to museums...and make a child-determined donation
3. Join age-appropriate clubs or groups
4. Travel anywhere you have the means to go
5. Read everything

Access the full conversation ("Parents: Preventing Summer Slide (on a Budget)") at Edutopia: http://tinyurl.com/m7holov

Five Key Points 
from the University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions Study on Caffeine and Teens

1. Caffeinated drinks are marketed to children as young as four.
2. Consuming caffeine doesn't stunt a child's growth, but caffeinated beverages often replace water and milk, fluids necessary for growth.
3. Teens should have no more than 100 milligrams of caffeine a day.
4. Even low doses of caffeine can have an impact on heart rate and blood pressure.
5. Caffeine may impact teen boys more than teen girls.
 
Access the full study ("Cardiovascular Responses to Caffeine by Gender and Pubertal Stage") in  Pediatrics: 10.1542/peds.2013-3962