Going away to college is a time of transition. This is when many young people are living on their own for the first time. With this, finding new friends, interests and activities can make a young person seem distant from her high school friends.
High school can be a nightmare for anyone, and that goes double for the creative loner types who prefer to stay away from the crowd. Having close friends in your life offers many benefits, from increased self-confidence to companionship and...
Whether you're attending a new school, struggle with shyness or just want to a new peer group, making friends can seem intimidating. In high school, choosing your friends is an extremely important decision. Your friends are the people you'll turn...
High school is a challenging time for teens; there are many more people and a lot more going on than in middle school. You might miss your middle school days, when making friends seemed easier. But you probably were just as nervous about making...
Looking good for your high school reunion creates an uplifting experience. Over the years, you might have put on more weight than you wanted, but are now ready to do something about it. The most effective way to lose weight is to combine a diet...
Making friends during your first year of college can seem like a real challenge, especially if none of your friends from high school attend your school. The key to making friends is to explore your campus and its social opportunities. "If you're...
Rooting for your high school football may be a tradition in your town or among your family and friends. Long after graduation, many individuals continue to support their former high schools during football season. All high school football teams...
It's easy to lose touch with old friends. Fortunately, the Internet and the modern age have made it easier to get back in touch. Although people may move and change their phone numbers more often than they used to, their Facebook and other social...
Regardless of your weight, the most effective way to lose excess pounds before the start of school involves a combination of diet and exercise. There are variations to this method of weight loss, based on the amount of weight you hope to lose and...
Your teenager attends school, but books and studying are not always the top priority. School is just as much a social as an educational experience, especially for middle and high school students. They handle peer pressure and friends' expectations...
Thin Within is a Christian weight loss program founded in 1975. Rather than being a traditional diet, it is a behavioral modification program. In 1985, Judy Wardell, one of the founders, wrote a book about the program called "Thin Within: How to...
Although high school students socialize with friends and value the opinion of peers, they benefit from structured activities that refine team skills such as communication, problem-solving, leadership and negotiation. Team members often do not know...
Whether you're playing on a high school team, on the beach with a group of friends or on the U.S. Olympic team, volleyball is a popular sport. For teens and children, volleyball can help teach teamwork, sportsmanship and a love of athletics. Youth...
About 20 million kids in the United States register every year for sports such as football, soccer, baseball and hockey, but about 70 percent of them will quit such league sports by the time they turn 13, according to the National Alliance for...
College students are heavily targeted by the tobacco industry, which makes cigarettes readily available to them and easy to obtain. To help your college-bound teen resist the urge to take up tobacco use while at school, it's important to recognize...
Whether you are coaching a team at the youth, high school, American Legion, college or professional level, you are in charge of building a baseball team. If you have plenty of experience, it won't be difficult to differentiate between the talented...
Losing track of a friend---whether the person was a childhood pal, college roommate or former co-worker---can be painful and frustrating. Before starting your search, make a list of important information you can recall about your friend, such as...
Almost everyone can walk to lose weight. You don't have to spend a lot of money or join a gym; just put on your walking shoes and walk. Walking puts less stress on the knees and ankles than running and has fewer injuries. Walking to your car is...
Making friends---especially if you're no longer in high school or college---can be challenging. Meeting people with whom you want to share your time and ideas, however, requires getting out into the world and exploring your interests. Join a club...
Softball is played on many levels throughout the United States, including recreational leagues, high school, college and even professional leagues. Even a group of friends wanting to play a game of softball can do so with an open space and the...
Phil was stronger and fitter than his friends even in high school. He had learned a very important lesson at a young age, and it's a lesson you can learn from him. He knew that by just doing pushups and pull-ups he could continue to get stronger...
Occasionally, horror stories of parents pushing their children too hard on the playing field or children starting to view competitive sports as a job and not something fun emerge, causing parents, coaches and schools to evaluate whether...
A teenage boy stands precariously on the precipice of adulthood, while still lacking some of the life skills and experience to make proper personal decisions. Because of this, a teenage boy's nutrition may falter when it's imperative that he eat a...
The Internet offers a wide range of educational benefits from early literacy preschool games to research material for high school papers. Socially, kids can now reach out to friends across the ocean with as little effort as it takes to call a...
"My friends are my estate," wrote Emily Dickinson. Though many people filter in and out of your life, it's the ones who become friends that often define how you measure our success and happiness as human beings. According to Dr. Jan Yager, author...
Everyone should know basic first aid and CPR---cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It takes only one viewing of the news to be reminded of unexpected accidents and disasters. Even peaceful daily life can bring bee stings, sprains, cuts, burns and other...
The fabled "freshmen 15" is not exactly a fable, nor is it completely accurate. According to TeensHealth, the average college student gains between three and 10 pounds in her freshman and sophomore years. Fortunately, it is possible to keep your...
You need to be cautious when confronting someone who exhibits signs of anorexia. If a friend or loved one is anorexic, she has become emotionally fragile and may have tied her identity to being thin. She may also be suffering from another mental...
Depending on whether you're playing a fun match with a friend, in a sanctioned tournament, or at a high school or collegiate match, more than one set of rules may apply to your tennis match. Starting with the basic rules of tennis, then...
