Parents

Student Athletes as Leaders in our School/Communities http://www.hleadership.com/news/sports-doc/student-athletes-as-leaders-in-our-schools-communities/

A free online course for parents is available from the National Federation of High Schools http://www.nfhslearn.com/electiveDetail.aspx?courseID=18000 There are many resources that come with the course a lot of it from our research at the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports

Blog about Sports Parents resources   www.instituteforsportcoaching.org/sports-parenting-resources/

Great resource for Parents/Coaches re: the Positive Aspects of Sports  www.instituteforsportcoaching.org/resources/positive-sports/

www.healthykidschallenge.com/Healthy Kids Challenge® is a nationally recognized 501(c)3 nonprofit led by registered licensed dietitians with years of school, program and community wellness experience. For over 10 years, HKC has pioneered the path of school wellness and nutrition education assistance.

Check out the "Let's Move" website to get ideas on what you can do for children!  www.letsmove.gov/

Great website for kids w/games containing educational content! Check it out! http://www.playnormous.com/games.cfm

 With the latest in brain research confirming what PE teachers have known all along, that students need to move more throughout the school day, Speed Stacks is launching a new program (Stackademics) to extend sport stacking into the classroom. Stackademics was developed as a body/brain energizer for the classroom. It was founded on the latest research that links short physical activity breaks to improved attention span, behavior and academic performance. Stackademics combines the fun and movement of sport stacking with activities tailored specifically to the classroom and core subject areas. PE teachers who have complete sport stacking programs in the gym now have a concrete way to promote fitness and cross-lateral movement in the classroom to help boost brain power throughout their schools. For Stackademics! information go to Speed Stacks or call 1-877-GOT-CUPS (468-2877).

Stop Bullying Now! Website  The newly redesigned Stop Bullying Now! Website has recently added new, helpful resources.  Some of the most recent additions includes:   Archives of two of the Campaign’s Webcasts on Cyberbullying and Community Action;  ·         An updated state-by-state map of laws on bullying;  A new section highlighting major studies and research reports on the issue of bullying;    A new partner spotlight about the great work of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)  Be sure to check out www.StopBullyingNow.hrsa.gov. 

NASPE’s Let's Move In School aims to educate our youth about the benefits of a physically active lifestyle and improve the quality and quantity of physical education and physical activity programs in our nation’s schools through comprehensive school physical activity programs.  The site is geared toward Parents, school administrators and policymakers and asks them to take 3 action steps at  www.letsmoveinschool.org

 

Today Show Looks at Drowsy Teen DriversThe Today Show recently featured a segment on drowsy driving among teenagers. According to the National Sleep Foundation's 2006 Sleep in America poll, 51 percent of all adolescents who drive reported that they had driven drowsy at least once in the past year.

Among those adolescents, 5 percent had nodded off or fallen asleep while driving in the past year, and 27 percent of those respondents had an accident or near accident due to drowsiness while driving.

The Today Show segment notes that fatigue is a factor in about 100,000 crashes every year, most involving young drivers. National Sleep Foundation Chairman Thomas J. Balkin, PhD, told the Today Show, "In many ways, driving drowsy is very much like driving drunk." According to Balkin, drowsiness - like alcohol - can severely impair a driver's reflexes, judgment and awareness. Read more and view segment HERE

 

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Prenatal alcohol exposure is the leading known preventable cause of intellectual disabilities and neurobehavioral disorders in the developed world affecting as many as 40,000 newborns each year in the United States alone, more cases annually than autism or other commonly known birth defects such as Downs syndrome, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, spina bifida and sudden infant death syndrome, COMBINED.

The National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome ("NOFAS") is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit public health advocacy organization committed to raising the awareness of the risks associated with alcohol consumption during pregnancy and supporting individuals and families living with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (or "FAS"). NOFAS represents children and adults seeking medical, mental health, education, rehabilitative and other therapeutic services for the spectrum of effects associated with prenatal alcohol exposure. More information at http://www.nofas.org/

The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) Position Statements:
Sport: A Coach's Code of Conduct
 
Visit Head Start Body Start at http://www.aahperd.org/headstartbodystart/  for: "Head Start Body Start (HSBS) Radio is currently featuring “The Importance of Being a Playful Parent,” a conversation about the benefits of play and the consequences of neglecting play with HSBS Master Trainer Rae Pica and Dr. Stuart Brown, author of Play: How It Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination and Invigorates the Soul.
October 19-23rd
 
 
A new trend of sending sexual texts and pictures via cell phone has lead to a number of teens being charged with child pornography.  In addition to the legal questions here, there are several sexual and emotional health concerns.
http://cmch.typepad.com/cmch/2009/02/sexting-sexual-texting.html  This link is from the Center on Media and Child Health:  Research and news about the effects of media on the health of children and adolescents
 
Warning to Parents about Teen Abuse of Over-the-Counter Medicines.  To help warn parents of this risk, ONDCP's National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign has developed a new customizable Open Letter that you can use in your community to educate parents and encourage them to both monitor their teens and look for signs of abuse.
 
This Open Letter is an exclusive resource for schools and community organizations and is now available for you to customize and use by considering these tactics:

·         Add your organization's name and logo to the Open Letter

·         Recruit local signatories and insert local names and logos;

·         Localize the national Campaign message on the ad; and

·         Distribute throughout your community: school districts, newspaper ad buys, donated ad space, and at town hall meetings.

There are two versions of this Open Letter available on TheAntiDrug.com.  Go to  <http://www.theantidrug.com/openletter/OTCdrugs_Editable.pdf> to download the color version or   http://www.theantidrug.com/resources/pdfs/OTCdrugs_Editable_BW.pdf><http://www.theantidrug.com/openletter/OTCdrugs_Editable_BW.pdffor the black and white version. Other Open Letter ads, as well as a host of free resources, are available at http://www.theantidrug.com/Resources 

 
NEW, FREE PARENT RESOURCES FOR TALKING WITH KIDS ABOUT SEX  Parents want what's best for their kids, and that includes avoiding the emotional and physical risks of sexual activity. Did you know the U.S. has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in the industrialized world, and more than one in four teenage girls nationwide has an STD? The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Parents Speak Up National Campaign provides parents with the information and support they need to comfortably begin talking with their children about waiting to have sex. Visit www.4parents.gov to learn more.

The National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) is excited to announce that CDC now broadcasts public health videos through the CDC.gov Web page and the first segment, "Break the Silence: Stop the Violence, http://www.cdc.gov/CDCTV/BreakTheSilence/index.html " addresses the topic of teen dating violence. It may shock you to know that one out of every eleven teens reports being hit or physically hurt by a boyfriend or girlfriend in the past twelve months. Why is that, and how can we change it? View this innovative video, "Break the Silence", where real parents and teens discuss the problem of dating violence and how to stop it before it starts. 

Adults Providing Alcohol to Underage Drinkers  Using the key message, "Start Talking Before They Start Drinking," this campaign encourages parents of young people to recognize the importance of initiating at an early age a continuing dialogue with their children about underage drinking.  For a preview of the television PSAs and to learn more about the campaign, www.stopalcoholabuse.gov

 

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Call for Program Proposals for:
 
SDAAHPERD/KAHPERD 2014 Convention
 
SDAAHPERD/KAHPERD – 2014 CONVENTION
 
"Finding Joy in the Journey"
 
Lexington, KY February 19-22, 2014
 
If you are interested in submitting a program proposal in Lexington, click on the link:
 
 
Immediate feedback will be sent when the program
 
 proposal information has successfully been submitted. 
 
All individuals submitting a program proposal
 
will be notified by the end of August 2013 of its acceptance or denied.
 
Please print and keep the confirmation of successful submission
 
of the program proposal.
 
Southern District Program Coordinator: Cam Kerst-Davis, cam7777@edge.net
 
 
KAHPERD'S Executive Director, Lonnie Davis,
 
resigns effective 2014
 
 
 
 Make plans now to attend the 2013 KAHPERD Summer Workshop
@ Highland Middle School, Louisville, KY. 
 
This is the ONLY Workshop that KAHPERD will sponsor in 2013. 
 
Click on the Summer Workshop tab above for more info!
Get 6-12 hours of PD credit for attending(get this approved w/your system's PD Coordinator prior to attending).  
??'s or concerns email:  vjleuze@gmail.com 
Program Proposals are Encouraged!  Go to Summer Workshop Drop Down Menu Above to fill out the Proposal Form
 
 
 
 
 

2012 Mustaine Award Recipient, John Ferguson, EKU

 

Pictures from the 2012 KAHPERD Convention @ The Galt House, Louisville

Check out what's Happening @ Warren Elementary, Warren Co Public Schools 

Working w/Golf Pro, Chuck Keown, as he demonstrates "birdie ball" equipment for Warren Elementary P.E. classes. This is a partnership between Bowling Green City Golf Courses and the Warren Co. P.E. teachers.  Sue Banister is the PE Teacher @ Warren Elem.  What is your school doing in PE?  Share w/us to be featured on the website send to: charlow@windstream.net

KY to Host 2014 Southern District

AAHPERD Convention

As a result of hosting the Feb. 2014 SDAAHPERD Convention we

(KAHPERD) WILL NOT have a Nov. 2013 Convention. This will

allow KAHPERD Members to attend the SDAAHPERD Convention in Lexington, KY in Feb.2014.

This Meeting will allow us (KAHPERD) the opportunity to meet/attend meetings

w/Professionals from the Southern 13 States!!

That means when planning your PD budget for the 2013-2014 year

plan to attend the SDAAHPERD Convention in Lexington, KY.

KAHPERD Members will only pay SDAAHPERD Registration Fees.

Volunteers will be needed to provide services to the SDAAHPERD, showing everyone

in the SDAAHPERD why KY is so GREAT!!

KAHPERD will return to our regular Convention

Schedule in the Fall of 2014.

 

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