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Child Behavior Checklist Items
[One of 50 articles written and published for Demand Media in 2013] As children develop, parents like to see them hitting normal developmental milestones. When it appears something is not quite right, a screening behavioral review is an early step. The widely accepted Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment offers two screens, one for children… Read more
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Effective Programs to Help at-Risk Teenagers Stay in School
[One of 50 articles written and published for Demand Media in 2013. Published version here.] Keeping at-risk teens in school entails a variety of strategies. It begins by identifying who is mostly likely to drop out and the influences that compel them to do so; these can include bullying, homelessness, financial insecurity, poor nutrition, substance… Read more
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Evangelism in the Early Seventeenth & Eighteenth Centuries
[One of 50 articles written and published for Demand Media in 2013] The roots of American evangelism go back to 16th century Europe, when Anabaptists began suggesting that church should be separate from the state. This view did not find favor among governments closely aligned with the Catholic church, and consequently Anabaptism was brutally suppressed.… Read more
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Workout Guide for Teen Guys
[One of 50 articles written and published for Demand Media in 2013. Published version here.] Getting ripped and looking good is a goal desired by many and attained by few. Why do so many fail? In a word, persistence. Despite what ads for supplements might tell you, there’s no way around it — getting fit… Read more
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Top Advocates for Teens
[One of 50 articles written and published for Demand Media in 2013] Teen advocacy comes in a variety of forms and purposes, covering issues like juvenile justice, education, civil rights and assistance for at-risk youth in America and around the world. Some organizations are student-led and others, in areas such as juvenile justice, are managed… Read more
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Activities for Kids Using Binary Numbers
[One of 50 articles written and published for Demand Media in 2013. Published version here.] Binary numbers form the basis of all modern computing. At the machine level, transistors serve as on-off switches. 0 means a switch is off. Modern desktop computers routinely have more than a billion transistors and often they have 2 billion;… Read more
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How Does Biotechnology Affect Kids?
[One of 50 articles written and published for Demand Media in 2013] Biotechnology can affect children before they are conceived, before they are born and as they age. The knowledge base is expanding quickly, with new tools for DNA analysis. The ability to model and image molecular and atomic interactions, together with sophisticated scanning techniques… Read more
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System for Tracking Kid’s Good and Bad Behavior
[One of 50 articles written and published for Demand Media in 2013. Published version here.] There are a variety of ways to track behavior, and tracking systems for children are generally intended to aid in behavioral management. This can be for home, school, or long family road trips. Behavior is measured and recorded for the… Read more
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The Best Critical Thinking Books for Teens
[One of 50 articles written and published for Demand Media in 2013. Published version here.] How do we know what we know? What is true and how can we be sure? Who can we trust? Just as there is a spectrum of quality when shopping for shoes, a similar spectrum exists for the quality of… Read more
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Moral Reading for Teens
[One of 50 articles written and published for Demand Media in 2013] Morality is fundamentally about the choices we make and the behavior that follows. Stories can expose different moral dimensions, circumstances that present contrasts, and give teen readers perspective on their lives and their choices. Given all the media and entertainment options available, books… Read more