Author Archive: Kimberly Spector Wolf
Kimberly Wolf, M.Ed. is the founder of Girlmentum Media, Inc. and ShimmerTeen.com, a health, wellness, and lifestyle site for teenage girls. Her dynamic experience as a teacher, mentor, and media executive gives her particular insight into finding, creating, and communicating engaging information to tees. She has worked with teen-focused organizations such as TeenLine, StepUp Women’s Network, and WriteGirl, and she has worked in cause marketing for companies including Jesse Dylan’s Wondros (formerly FreeForm) and TeenLife Media.
Kimberly graduated from Brown University with honors in Women’s Studies. She also holds an M.Ed. in Human Development and Psychology from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
She has been quoted on CNN.com, WebMD, and Health.com (under her maiden name, Kimberly Spector). As a national speaker, she has addressed communities at Cornell University, Brentwood School’s “It’s Our Turn” Young Women’s Conference, and individual middle and high schools.
Volunteer Profile: Simone Bernstein
Moira Bernstein wasn’t surprised when her daughter, Simone, started her own non-profit business at the age of 17. Throughout Simone’s childhood in St. Louis, Moira and her husband, Brad, stressed the importance of service, both through example and by actively raising their children’s awareness of social issues in the community. Each contributed significant time to the [...]
How to Be Your Teen’s Best Driving Coach
If you are a parent with a driving-age teen, you are probably terrified at the thought of your child behind the wheel. Maybe you’ve read the statistics. Had some frightening conversations with other parents. Or the mere experience of having your teen back the car out of your driveway was enough to scare you.
Gold Medals and Growing Up Female: What the Olympics Can Teach Girls
This was a landmark Olympics for America’s female competitors. They made up the majority of athletes representing the U.S and took home more than half of the U.S. medals, including 29 of our 46 golds. As NPR put it, “If American women had competed as their own country, they would have tied for third in [...]
The Benefits of Academic Mentoring: Inspiring Teens’ Emotional, Social, and Academic Success
From the first days of high school and often earlier, teens and their parents are keenly aware of the expectations and pressure on students to achieve, to get into the “best” colleges, to get on a path to a successful career. Simultaneously, at a time in life when teens can use advice more than ever, [...]
Healthy Test Prep: What Teens Can Do to Improve Test Day Performance
Preparing for an exam–be it a reading quiz, a physics midterm, or the SAT–is a multifaceted process. Memorizing material and mastering concepts in the most efficient, effective ways and performing well on test day involves study skills, time management, nutrition, sleep, and stress relief–all interconnected factors. Below, you’ll find some of the best tips to [...]
Improving Teen Sleep: Helping Teens Who Have Too Much to Do and Get Too Few ZZZ’s
Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released findings on teen sleep habits last month, the conversation around teen health has been marked by concern over the findings. With 68.9% of teens reporting less than adequate sleep (fewer than 8 hours a night), and the revelation that students lacking sleep are more likely [...]