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(Describer) In computer animation, different news scenes in rectangles move fast around a turning globe.

(Describer) In front of a blue background with a triangle and circle, title: Teen Kids News. A girl sits at a desk with monitors behind her.

You're watching "Teen Kids News." I'm Veronique. Here's this week's top story.

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(Describer) The Teen Kids News logo is on curved screens that form a turning cylinder. Passing around it, title: Top Story.

Few words strike more fear into the hearts of students than the word "test." Some of us take it as a challenge to show what we know, others absolutely dread taking tests. And as Amelia reports, that dread may actually hold us back from doing our best. Do you like or dislike taking tests? I dislike taking tests. I don't like taking tests. Because it's just more pressure. I get really stressed over the type of questions. Describe the feelings you get before or during a test. In fact, some of us get so nervous, it makes it hard to do well on tests. Yeah, it definitely does, because when you're nervous, you kind of get fidgety, and you try to rush through, because sometimes you've been stuck on one problem for a long time, and you realize you have 20 more problems ahead of you that you have to do, and you only have five minutes left. That fear of just doing poorly on it just kind of gets to you, and you might, like, read a question wrong. You can't focus completely when you're worried about how you're gonna do. Good point. If you really fear taking tests, you might have what's called "test anxiety."

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And you're not alone. Researchers estimate that more than 30% of all students have test anxiety. But fear of tests is not something you have to live with. For some tips, we turn to Kalliope Barlis. She writes about things like test anxiety. Welcome. Thank you for having me. Why do so many of us flip out about taking tests? Because we want to do well. And flipping out is a feeling. And it's a feeling that doesn't really help. A better feeling to have is a certain amount of stress, because it keeps you alert, it helps you pay attention. Okay, so how can we overcome our fear of taking tests? Great athletes see themselves winning before it actually happens. They see the ball being hit by the bat. They hear the sound of the ball going through the hoop. They feel the roar of the crowd when they win. The same skill can be applied to anything, not just sports. It's like planning for what it is that you want to do, and do your best. So you're actually talking about using your imagination to visualize success? It's not just about visualization, it's a full sensory experience. When you're taking a test, instead of flipping out, if instead you begin to plan for doing well, seeing the grade that you want to get, backtracking to feeling calm while you're actually taking the test, and then backtracking even more, seeing yourself prepare, studying, paying attention to the teacher. And just remember that imagining you doing better isn't going to make it happen completely, because you still need to study to make it happen. Darn. I thought there was a shortcut to not having to study. Kidding. So how does visualizing work?

(Barlis) When you present something in your imagination, vividly and in color, your brain will search and sort for it until it finds it. So that when you prepare for a test, when you pay attention to your teacher, when you study, it will reinforce the knowledge, and give you the confidence that's necessary for you to do well on your test. And when you have the confidence-- because it's usually the lack of confidence that makes people flip out. So what you're saying is that too often, we focus on failure and not on success, and that makes it more likely for failure to happen? Once we start thinking and planning for the best, it becomes more familiar to us, and we gain the experience, and reinforce the success, so that it's more likely to happen. Good advice. I'm certainly going to give it a try. Thanks, Kalliope. Thank you. The Chinese have an appropriate saying... So rather than fearing the worst, plan for success. If you've properly prepared and know the material, don't let fear of failure take control. Spend more time picturing yourself doing well, and you probably will. For "Teen Kids News," I'm Amelia.

(Describer) Veronique:

There's lots more ahead on "Teen Kids News." So don't go away. We'll be right back.

(Describer) Title: Hospital Yoga.

Yoga is more than just a form of exercise. It's popular the world over for its ability to help practitioners relax and find inner peace. That's why more and more hospitals are turning to yoga to help their patients, especially the younger ones. Eric tells us more.

(Describer) A girl and younger boy walk into a large room.

(Eric) Not a lot of things in a hospital bring smiles, but these kids are certainly looking forward to their yoga class.

(Describer) A woman unrolls a mat.

It's being held at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

(Describer) They each stand on a mat.Pickup- '...reach up high.'

And now reach up high.

(Describer) Amie Koronczok:

(woman) Yoga is a form of exercise that not only exercises your body, but it's also exercising your mind. The patients love it.

(Describer) Doctor Catherine Powers-James:Pickup- '...go and meet with other...'

They get to go and meet with other patients, get to know them, do something that makes them feel normal. Press down on your feet, and lift up.

(Describer) The girl leans back on Koronczok’s back.

(Powers-James) Some talk about, "Hey, I get to go and be physical. "I'm so stuck in this bed all day long, I just want to get out and do something active." Other kids talk about, "I get to be social. I get to meet other kids and be silly with them."

(Describer) The kids lay down.Pickup- '...some people also talk about...'

And then some people also talk about being able to calm down and relax and do something that's not cancer related and put their worries aside. So there's been so many different things that the kids are getting from this, and it's luckily able to help so many kids from all sorts of different ages.

(Eric) While the kids doing yoga today didn't have to be attached to any medical equipment, that's not always the case.

(Describer) Koronczok:

People ask me, "How do you help kids "deal with being in a wheelchair, "or being hooked up to an IV, and still wanting to be active and do yoga?" If they have a pole attached to them, you find a modification, you find a way to work around it. Kids have amazing imaginations, and they want to be a part of something, so they're willing to try things, a lot of times, that adults aren't willing to do. So it's just a matter of modifying and maneuvering over what's the obstacle. And that's a great life lesson too is learning to conquer your obstacles in life, whatever they may be.

(Describer) Michelle:

I did yoga before I was diagnosed because I was a dancer and it was a way to help me with my flexibility and stretching.

(Eric) Not all the yoga exercises require learning how to master different poses. The instructor shakes up jars filled with sparkles to teach a simple relaxation technique.

(Coronczok) You see that all the glitter goes everywhere,

(Describer) ...in water.

and that's representing what our minds look like when we're stressed, anxious, angry. And then you just teach the kids to sit calmly and watch the sparkles fall down. And as those sparkles fall down, it becomes slower and slower and slower and calmer. And that's the same thing that happens to your mind. "The soft, dry sand soothes the back of your legs,

(Describer) She reads while the kids lay on their stomach.Pickup- '...so it’s kind of teaching them...'

feet, toes." So it's kind of teaching them to-- when you're confronted with something that's stressful, to take a step back, breathe,

(Describer) Michelle stretches her legs.

relax, and just become calm about it, and everything will fall into place and settle down.

(Michelle) Overall, yoga makes me feel calm and peaceful.

(Describer) Eric:

I guess you could say that yoga is medicine for the mind. For "Teen Kids News," I'm Eric. If you feel overwhelmed by all you have to do, don't miss my Make the Grade report, next on "Teen Kids News."

(Describer) Veronique:

Christin's back with another Make the Grade report.

(Describer) Sitting at a table, Kristin turns the pages of a book with others stacked up nearby.

Do you have a "do list" for your school work? I do, and sometimes I think it's going to do me in. Most days, I can only get to the things on the top of the list, which means I never seem to get ahead. Even worse, I often fall behind. So my "do list" just keeps growing...

(Describer) More books appear on a stack.

along with my frustration. So I'm going to try a time management technique called the "Catch Up, Keep Up, and Get Ahead" system. This is my Catch Up stack-- things I've fallen behind on. I made a list, but that's not enough. It's too easy to keep pushing off focusing on these items. So I need to make a commitment to set aside a time every day to accomplish at least one of these tasks. I'll check them off as I get them done. Ah, that felt good. Next, I do my Keep Up work-- things that I can't let slide. This is where I'll spend most of my time tonight. But I'll save a half an hour or so for my Get Ahead list. These are items that are not due for a while, but if I can get work done on them now, my Keep Up pile will stay under control. Not only that, but if I keep working with this system, eventually my Catch Up stack should disappear altogether. And good riddance. I'm Christin, here to help you Make the Grade.

(Describer) A woman draws eyeliner on a girl as various pencils and lipsticks go by. Title: Teen Kids News Makeup Tips.

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(Describer) Jackie:

If you wear makeup to school and just want to take it up a notch for a party or date, makeup expert Jeanna Doyle shows us how.

(Describer) She’s with a model.

A tip on glamour to go from day to night is to use a glitter eyeliner. I like to do this as close to the lash line as possible.

(Describer) She paints a thin gold line and the model opens her eyes.

As you can see, it adds a little bit of drama. And always focus on one area when you're bringing drama to the face, instead of all of them. It gives a little extra pop. Thanks, Jeanna. For "Teen Kids News," I'm Jackie.

(Describer) Andrew:

"Frenemy" isn't a real word. However, most of us know what it means. It's what's called a blended word, because it's made up of two other words-- in this case, friend and enemy. Another popular blended word is "bromance," comprised of brother and romance. It's used to refer to two guys who get along well. It seems that new words are being created all the time and then made popular by television and social media. Guess you could call that "telsocedia," or maybe not.

(Describer) Veronique:

It's time for another important message from the National Road Safety Foundation.

(Describer) In an animation, the logo for the National Road Safety Foundation is drawn, with a road going diagonally across a rectangle, a sign that says 'NRSF' and the spaces that aren’t the road colored blue.

[marker scratching]

[engine starting]

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(Describer) Also drawn, title: we all need to click it. 'Click it' is colored in blue.

(Describer) Another drawing is done: inside the frame of a car, a man in the passenger seat wears a seatbelt.

(Describer) A woman in the driver’s seat has a hand on the wheel, but no seat belt. The back seat is drawn. The man’s t-shirt is colored in blue. So is the woman’s blouse.

Oh, no! [gasps] Oh!

(Describer) She pulls a red seat belt across her.

[laughs]

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(Describer) A title is drawn: Seat belts reduce serious injuries and deaths by almost half. The words 'almost half' are colored blue. Title: Brought to you by the National Road Safety Foundation. Nrsf dot org.

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Coming up, we'll show you how to make a healthy pasta dish that actually has no pasta in it. "Teen Kids News" will be right back. So stay with us.

(Describer) Veronique:

If you love pasta but don't love all the carbs, you'll love this dish. Nicole's going to learn how to make another healthy and easy-to-make recipe.

(Describer) In a kitchen...

You might say that K. Lee Graham is cooking royalty. After all, she is Miss Teen USA 2014 and has the official sash to prove it. So what are we making today? Today we are making some healthy, low-carb pasta that can be made in a microwave, in your dorm room, and for anyone that's on the go. Sounds great. Let's get started. We're going to start with our zucchini. This is our pasta base. Could you wash that for me? All right. Today our pasta is going to come from this tool called a Veggetti. The Veggetti actually makes pasta noodles out of different vegetables. So now that that's washed, I'm going to cut the ends off. You can see here, we've already done some. I'm using this knife, so kids, make sure you have permission from your parent to use a knife. We've got our ends cut off of our zucchini. If you will just take this, and we're going to "spiralize" it into this bowl.

(Describer) Nicole helps her hold the tool shaped like an hourglass as she puts the zucchini into one end.Pickup- '...You just twist it and you create these awesome noodles.'

Wow, I love that word, "spiralize." Yeah, so just like this-- you just twist it, and it creates these awesome noodles. Wow, that's so easy.

(Describer) It goes through a blade along the side and strips come out.pickup- 'And then you can pick up one of these...'

Isn't it great? You can pick up one of these at Walmart, Bed Bath & Beyond, really anywhere that sells those "As seen on TV" gadgets. Very cool.

(Describer) Nicole does it herself.Pickup- 'And so this is actually...'

So this is actually what our pasta is made out of? Yes, this is our "pasta."

(Describer) Air quotes.

And I think that's good, combined with what we have.

(Describer) She’s cut half.

Great. For one serving size, I normally use one zucchini. It just is a great, great base.

(Describer) She adds the noodles done before to the bowl.

So then this replaces all the carbs you would get in normal pasta? Right, right, and you get all these added nutrients from zucchini. So it's a much healthier choice. Absolutely, absolutely. We're going to toss this in the microwave for two and a half minutes. Okay, great. Super quick.

(Describer) K. Lee opens a microwave and puts in the bowl of noodles.

This goes right in.

[beeping]

All right, while that's cooking, we'll prep our spinach and mushrooms. This is going to add a little more flavor to our spaghetti. Okay. We've got fresh, clean spinach and mushrooms, pre-sliced.

(Describer) She moves the spinach leaves from a metal bowl.Pickup- '...in this microwave-safe bowl...'

We're going to put this in this microwave-safe bowl, because metal cannot go in the microwave. Absolutely. Might cause your microwave to explode.

(Describer) She adds the sliced mushrooms.pickup- 'And we’re prepping this...'

So we've got that. And we're prepping this to get steamed in the microwave? Yes. And that's all it takes to steam them? Right, you're going to add a little bit of water for me, just a little splash here. All right, how much is a splash? Let's see, I'll tell you when.

(Describer) Nicole pours water from a cup.pickup- 'That’s good.'

All right. Ah, that's good. All right. Perfect. So it takes out all the time you would spend steaming vegetables on the stovetop. It's great. Right. It definitely cuts down all the time it takes to boil the water-- Right. --set up the steamer, and let them steam. So this seems so much easier. Yeah, it's great. We're going to wait for our zucchini to be done and switch this out. Excellent.

(Describer) Soon after...

[beeps]

So our zucchini just finished cooking. We cooked it for two and a half minutes.

(Describer) She takes out the bowl.

And I'm taking it out. It's very hot, so I'm using oven mitts.

(Describer) She sets the bowl aside and picks up the other one.

And now I'm going to put in our spinach and mushrooms, with a little water.

(Describer) She sets it inside.

Great. We're going to cook that for two and half minutes as well.

(Describer) She presses buttons.pickup- (beep beep) (micro starts)

[beeping]

Now...

(Describer) She picks up the first bowl.

So what do we do with this? This is our freshly steamed zucchini. It's beautiful. We're going to strain it to get out the excess water, since when it was microwaved, it created a lot of steam.

(Describer) Nicole gets a colander, and K. Lee tips the noodles into it. She drops the bowl into it too.(Laughing)

So we're just going to use this, toss it in here. Toss the bowl in there too. Toss that in there too! Okay, just toss our spaghetti around a little bit. Yeah. Smells good. Yeah, it's nice and fresh. We're going to go ahead and plate that over here. All right, throw that on there. Toss that on.

(Describer) Nicole dumps it onto the plate.Pickup- '...so we’ve got nice...'

So we've got nice, freshly cooked zucchini noodles. We're going to set that aside. And now as our spinach and mushrooms are cooking, we also have our veggie burger here. I included this because some people want extra protein in their spaghetti or if you just want something that'll give you more energy. If you are vegan like me, you can substitute this for a vegan burger, or use chickpeas, and it makes-- just as good. What does a vegan eat? Vegans, we eat lot of plants, veggies, fruit, whole grains, but no dairy, eggs, or meat. Yeah, but all of these recipes, especially this one, it's great vegan, or if you don't like that, you can make it however you like. Great, I can't wait to try it. Yeah. While the veggies are cooking, we're going to take a quick break. "Teen Kids News" will be right back.

(Describer) Spinning with the triangle and circle, title: Teen Kids News. In the kitchen, K. Lee turns off the microwave.(beep beep) 'All right.'

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[beeping]

All right, our spinach and mushrooms are done now, so we're going to take these out,

(Describer) She takes out the bowl.

again with our oven mitts, and we're just going to put in the veggie burger for a minute and a half, or cook it as the directions say.

[beeping]

Great. So these are our freshly steamed mushrooms and spinach. Wonderful. Should we strain these as well? You can, but it's not necessary. So we're going to put those on the plate after. We'll let them cool a little bit while our veggie burger is cooking. Pass me a fork, please. I would love to.

(Describer) Nicole hands her a fork.Pickup- '...can toss these around.'

Thank you. You can toss these around. Lots of steam coming up. All right, actually, let's strain them. That's a good idea. Okay.

(Describer) Nicole gets the colander again, holding it in the sink. K. Lee picks up the bowl and dumps the spinach and mushrooms into it.

So I take them, put them in here. We got some more spinach.

(Describer) As Nicole jostles the veggies in the colander, K. Lee scrapes out the last of the spinach with the fork.

I'm a little bit of a klutz. All right. Then put these on top as well? Yeah, so top our spaghetti with it.

(Describer) She puts them on top of the zucchini noodles.Pickup- '...mix these in...'

And now we're going to mix these in. This gives the noodles some great flavor. Wonderful. It's the greenest pasta I've ever seen. I know. Greens are great for you. I try and eat as many greens as I possibly can. They make you happy, make your body happy. Absolutely. Make your mother happy as well. That's right.

(Describer) She opens the microwave again.

All right. Our veggie burger is done.

(Describer) With an oven mitt, she takes out the plate the burger’s on.(door)

Great. We're going to add this to the side. So now we're almost ready to eat. Yes, my favorite part. So we've got all of our yummy food. We're going to top it with some marinara sauce.

(Describer) She opens a jar.

Do you have to heat this beforehand? You can if you'd like, but because the noodles are so hot, you don't need to, 'cause it'll warm right up. That makes it even easier. That's right. One less step.

(Describer) She spoons the red sauce onto the noodles.

We're going to top that. Top some of the burger. And we are done. Wonderful. That's it. Super simple, super easy, and super healthy. Shall we give it a try? I'm game. Let's do it.

(Describer) They each get a fork and pick up some of the noodles.

It's nice and stringy, like spaghetti. Mmm. Mmm!

(Describer) They eat.

Very different from what I was expecting, but super good. Yeah, it's a nice substitute, and it's quick and easy. You can make this pasta at home or in your dorm room in about 10 minutes. All you really need are the ingredients and a microwave. You can find the recipe on our website. For "Teen Kids News," I'm Nicole.

(Describer) Veronique:

Wow. That does look delicious. You can find the full recipe on our website. We'll be back next week with more "Teen Kids News."

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