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A certain level of anxiety and stress can be expected in students. Being nervous the morning of a big test or before a presentation is nothing out of the ordinary. This type of mild anxiety isn’t isolated to a specific age group and can be found in students who are in traditional, home school, or online charter schools. However, when that stress crosses the line to an anxiety disorder, it can greatly affect how students perform in class. For an instructor or parent, it’s important to be able to identify this type of severe stress and help students get support. Here are five indicators your student might be struggling with a significant level of stress and anxiety. Inability to Focus The repetitive and intrusive thoughts often associated with anxiety can …

The condition of our health is very closely related to our sleeping habits, but we often fail to recognize the most important factors that affect the quality of our sleep in the first place. If you have not been able to sleep as well as you would have liked recently, go through the following five important factors that could be responsible for that. The Lighting in Your Bedroom Dark rooms help us sleep faster and better because that’s just how human beings and other diurnal creatures function, so that should be your priority when it’s time to sleep. Make an active effort to blot out all sources of external light by using heavy, dark curtains on your windows and try sleeping without a night light. Something that a lot of …

According to the University of Florida’s Medical Entomology Laboratory, there are 80 species of mosquitoes in Florida, 33 of which are a problem for humans and/or domestic animals. Of those 33 species, 13 are capable of transmitting dangerous diseases. For this reason and several others, it is essential that you invest in mosquitoes pest control. That said, while prevention is key, knowledge is power. You can help protect your home and family by understanding these eight facts about mosquitoes in Florida. 1) One of The State’s Most Common Species is a Vector of Disease: First documented in Florida in 1986, the Aedes albopictus has become one of the most common mosquito species in Florida, according to the Medical Entomology Department at UF. Unfortunately, it is also a vector of more …