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10 Tips for Finding & Keeping a Job
In these tough economic times, employers are hiring fewer people, making the pool of applicants more and more competitive. Here are 10 tips for fin...
Youth Violence Prevention Through ARISE Life Skills Group Lessons
According to the CDC, youth violence refers to harmful behaviors that can start early and continue into young adulthood. The young person can be a ...
How to change your attitude and the world using a positive thought every day.
“The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems. –Mahatma Gandhi”
In an ...
10 Quotes for Success Brought to you by ARISE Life Skills
Here are some useful quotes for you to use in your group sessions about leadership and success in life, for example when teaching the lessons from ...
10 Tips for Teenage Parents
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, teen pregnancy, abortion and birth rates in the United States for teens age 15 to 19 re...
Gang Prevention: 5 Ways ARISE Life Skills Lessons Help Reduce Gang Membership and Violence
What would compel a teen to join a gang? What circumstances would lead them to choose such a difficult, dangerous path?
Most teens just want a fami...
Workplace Well Being
The research is in: Dr David Ballard of the American Psychology Association ( APA) indicated that workplaces flourish when people are engaged and e...
Kindness and Caring Is an Important Life Skill to Make the World a Better Place and To Make You Happy
Would you take the shirt off your back for someone else?
What is Kindness?
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see– ...
Cough syrup with Codeine: not a good idea for children
Cough syrup with codeine is harmful for children. Help your child by learning the facts.
Just like any other poison, Codeine can be life threatenin...
Coping With Stress – A Crucial Life Skills Lesson
The workplace is a likely source of stress for many people. The following are some simple steps to follow. Obviously this will be of benefit on the...
Pregnancy Prevention for At-Risk Teen Girls is a Teachable Life Skill
TV Lowers Birthrate (Seriously)
Read the Op-Ed article from the New York Times, 3/20/2014 indicating the TV program “16 and Pregnant”, a reality sh...
If You Want to Help At-Risk Youth This is For You
It’s not easy to offer support to troubled youth. Often they feel they know it all and don’t want or need help. Off-putting anti-social behavior ke...