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INTRODUCTION: Throughout the years between ages 12 and 18, girls and boys experience great mental, emotional and physical change related to maturity into adulthood. Parents know their children are establishing their own identities and becoming more independent. Peer pressure increases. Classes often are more difficult and demanding. Relationships turn serious and complicated.
This is also a time when your children’s abilities for complex thinking and expression of feelings expand, making it an excellent time for connecting with the heart and the heart’s qualities and acquiring skills for building energy and resilience for the busy years head.
A wonderful free tool for helping young people ease through the challenges involving relationships, school and much more can be found at Quick Coherence® Technique for Ages 12-18.
Test Prep: By high school, your children typically are on track for college. Most participate in school activities and are preparing early for SAT’s and ACT’s. Many take college courses and frequently have after-school and weekend jobs. Life has never been busier.
The Institute of HeartMath’s extensive research into the physiology of emotions and learning shows all of this activity can cause your children’s anxiety to increase dramatically. A major source of worry is what researchers call test anxiety. HeartMath’s TestEdge® Interactive Learning Programs incorporate two decades of research to help bridge emotions and academics for your teen’s success.
Read the results of the TestEdge® National Demonstration Study.
Effective Products for Students From HeartMath
emWave® Desktop for PC and Mac
emWave® Desktop for PC and Mac is a computer-based interactive learning system your students can easily learn and apply. It has been proven effective at reducing stress, anxiety and emotional turmoil. Studies indicate it can improve academic success significantly for teens. Learn more
emWave Personal Stress Reliever®
emWave Personal Stress Reliever® is the award-winning, handheld device students, in middle school through graduate programs, used to relieve stress and balance emotions. It can be equally effective before those big tests; when schoolwork starts to pile up; or in the middle of an anxious or stressful period. Learn more
TestEdge® Interactive Learning Program – Grades 9-12+
As students mature, tests become more challenging and results more important. Exclusively made for high school students to overcome test anxiety and learning blocks while experiencing physical, mental and emotional challenges, such as coping with a sharp increase in schoolwork, peer pressure and other stressors. This multimedia course has proven tools and strategies for the home school or regular classroom. Learn more
TestEdge® Interactive CD Learning Program – Grades 6-8
TestEdge® Interactive CD Learning Program is uniquely tailored for pre-high school adolescents who, while experiencing many physical, mental and emotional changes, also must cope with a sharp increase in schoolwork, peer pressure and other stressors. This multimedia course has proven tools and strategies for the home school or regular classroom. Learn more
The Inside Story: Understanding the Power of Feelings
The Inside Story: Understanding the Power of Feelings booklet helps your teens and young adults understand the connection between their emotions, health, performance and daily lives. A series of activities and Freeze Frame®, one of HeartMath’s most effective techniques for students, is aimed at reducing emotional turmoil and promoting well-being. Learn more
Inside Story Classroom Program – Grades 9-12+
Inside Story Classroom Program is a supplemental stress-management classroom program that conforms with the National Standards for High School Health Education and Psychology. This unique program promotes healthy behavior and can help students at all levels reduce emotional turmoil, hostility and depression. It integrates seamlessly into regular curriculums. Learn more
Free Resources From HeartMath
Quick Coherence for Ages 12-18+: Presentation and Audio
Coherence is a state in which your brain and heart are in sync and you feel balanced, at ease, confident, positive and focused. This technique, presented in written form and as an audio download can help you get coherent quickly.
Visual Presentation and Audio
Downloadable MP3
Education Applications
The Institute of HeartMath has compiled many education applications to help students and parents through the school years. Two we think would be especially beneficial are Test-Taking and Academic Performance. All Education Applications, Learn more
HeartMath My Kids!
Parents, grandparents, teachers and others who love and care for children should check out the HeartMath My Kids! Facebook page. There’s an ongoing dialogue about kids and how to care for them, and you’ll always find tips and tools from HeartMath. Learn more
Solutions for Stress
This section of the institute’s website contains a great deal of information and practical solutions for a variety of stress-producing conditions and challenges parents and students face in life. You’ll find informative discussions, tools and tips here that can help. Learn more
Notice and Ease® Tool for Adults and Teens: Presentation and Audio
Technique for Parents: As your children go through myriad changes during adolescence and young adulthood, you share that experience in many ways, and concern for their well-being frequently causes your own buildup of stress. HeartMath’s Notice and Ease® Tool for Adults can help you through these often trying experiences.
Visual Presentation and Audio
Downloadable MP3
IHM Newsletter Archives
IHM has long been committed to education research and programs, so parents will find education-related articles periodically that may be of interest as their children progress through school. Below are two articles, and you may peruse any current or past newsletters anytime. Learn more
HeartMath has conducted research for two decades into stress, human emotions, how people learn and much more. It has compiled an extensive IHM Research Library which is always available to the public. We have also created a special Education Research section with education-related research studies, theoretical basis and articles. Here are a few education-related publications you’ll find in the Education Research section.
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