Snippets – Wednesday, 16th September 2009

Parenting:

Catching a cold, and other outdated parenting theories
San Francisco Chronicle
The authors contend that parents make all sorts of parenting decisions based on outdated studies, misguided theories and wishful thinking, when there is a …
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On Parenting: Before and after
Carlisle Sentinel
By Toni Fitzgerald, Sentinel Reporter, September 14, 2009 When you become a parent, your life is divided into before and after. …
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Parenting and Education 101: How to teach your child to read
Examiner.com
Not all children are developmentally ready to read before first or second grade. However, there are many activities that help prepare children for reading …
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Conditional Love Brings Compliance, but at a Cost
New York Times
In effect, we’re given tips in conditional parenting, which comes in two flavors: turn up the affection when they’re good, withhold affection when they’re …
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Playground politics: Interview with author and FOX25 parenting …
My Fox Boston
Author and FOX25 parenting contributor, Lynne Griffin, recently joined the FOX25 Morning News with some tips for helping your child navigate this new world.
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Parenting With Strings Attached – Well Blog – NYTimes.com
By By Tara Parker-Pope
Should parents love their children unconditionally? Or should children be required to earn their parents love?
Well – http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/

Weekly Reflection: What Special-Needs Parenting Is
Weekly Reflection: What Special-Needs Parenting Is. … Respond: Right now, think of ten words or phrases you would use to describe your experience as the parent of a child with special needs, and share them in the comments here. …
About.com Parenting Special Needs – http://specialchildren.about.com/b/

National Parenting with a Disability: 2009 Students of Parents …
By Editor
A blog to help parents with disabilities communicate with each other. Published by Through the Looking Glass a Berkeley, CA based organization serving families with disabilities since 1982. …
National Parenting with a Disability – http://parenting-with-a-disability.blogspot.com/

15 tips on how to approach all those day-to-day parenting problems
TMCnet
… embarrassing photos, personal information that was shared or sent around to other kids," says Marian Merritt, Internet safety advocate for Symantec and …
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Resourceful Mommy: Child Passenger Safety Week
By ResourcefulMommy
Learn about LATCH: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recommends installing child safety seats using the LATCH system whenever available. To learn more head over to the Child Passenger Safety site for tutorials and …
Resourceful Mommy – http://resourcefulmommy.blogspot.com/

Is IQ and baby formula study a ploy?
San Francisco Chronicle
The new study published in the September/October 2009 Child Development journal indicated that babies fed formula supplemented with DHA have higher …
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Play Kitchens Top Holiday Wish Lists; Great for Creative Play and …
Reuters
… cook books and founder of the Batter Up Kids Cooking School, says that parents and kids cooking together is very important to a child’s development. …
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Background TV noise impairs parent-child interactions, study finds
Los Angeles Times
But that constant drone can affect the quality of parent-child interactions, according to a study published today in the journal Child Development. …
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Researchers Say Formula Study a Marketing Cover
ABC News
The study, appearing in the journal Child Development, indicates that infants receiving formula supplemented with DHA performed better on a cognitive test …
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Supplementing babies’ formula with DHA boosts cognitive development
EurekAlert (press release)
It appears in the September/October 2009 issue of the journal Child Development. The researchers studied 229 infants, who received either formula …
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Quality of early child care plays role in later reading, math …
EurekAlert (press release)
… the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and Samford University, is published in the September/October 2009 issue of Child Development. …
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Background television bad for your child
Telegraph.co.uk
The researchers, who reported in the journal Child Development, wanted to know what effect that would have on children. The researchers studied 50 one to …
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New evidence favors fortified baby formula
Los Angeles Times
A new study published Tuesday in the journal Child Development finds that the two fatty acids do contribute to infant brain power — under the right …
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C.H.U.D. – So You’ve Decided to Transcend Reality
By CHUDbabies
Possibly the most critical time in a child’s development, the beginning of this period marks when a child becomes intelligent or dumb (for example, using television as a babysitter…) Circuit IV – Socio-Sexual Circuit. Puberty. …
CHUD – http://chudbabies.livejournal.com/

Family Planning/Pregnancy:

Pregnancy and childbirth ‘make women stronger’
Bounty
The physical demands of pregnancy and childbirth make women stronger of body and more wilful of mind. At least that is the opinion of a professor of applied …
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Report Offers Clinicians Guidance for Treating Depression During …
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)
The report offers 3 treatment algorithms to assist physicians in managing 3 groups of patients: those who are contemplating pregnancy while undergoing …
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Motherhood: a boon for the body?
BBC News
Clijsters’ success has been seen as adding fresh credence to the theory that pregnancy can in fact enhance sporting prowess, at least among those who had …
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Healthy Pregnancy: Making Food Your Friend, Not the Enemy …
By Dana Angelo White
To help make sure your baby is getting all the nutrients from the foods you eat, your digestive system slows down during pregnancy. Certainly, you want your system to take it slow and easy, but these changes also leads to morning …
Healthy Eats – http://blog.healthyeats.com/

Education & Learning:

Africa: UN-Backed Partnership Promises Education for Millions More …
AllAfrica.com
A United Nations-backed campaign to bring education to millions of children in Africa is expanding to reach millions more after exceeding its initial target …
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Islamic Education: Making Islamic Education Relevant
By IslamicThoughts
One of the problems faced by many Muslim communities in the area of education are the students and their lack of interest in the material or curriculum. The reality is that many of our children are bored at weekend and full-time Islamic …
Islamic Education – http://islamiceducationonline.blogspot.com/

Support Eartly Learning Now, Avoid Jail Later
WCPO
Tri-State authorities and education professionals say fewer people might be locked up a generation from now if early learning programs for at-risk children …
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Learning to Ride a Bicycle Just Became Easy
Reuters
It will change how people learn to ride bikes." Training wheels can be a thing of the past. At best, training wheels might keep a rider from falling over. …
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Tech addiction ‘harms learning‘
BBC News
Technology addiction among young people is having a disruptive effect on their learning, researchers have warned. Their report concluded that modern gadgets …
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Great Webinars: How to Create Interactive Learning That Is …
SYS-CON Media
Chock-full of techniques on how to use technology’s latest tools to humanize the experience and create a dynamic learning environment, Great Webinars …
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BRAC jobs: 3D technology gives life to learning
FayObserver.com
The technology is being used by FTCC’s dental hygiene students to enhance their learning from teachers and textbooks. This is the Advanced Visualization and …
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Second Life Blogs: Learning Inworld: The First Statewide Rollout …
By pathfinder@lindenlab.com
Second Life is full of pioneering educators and academics, and innovative growth in the use of Second Life for learning continues every day. It has been my pleasure and privilege to meet many of these educators and learn about their …
Learning Inworld – https://blogs.secondlife.com/community/learninginworld/blog

Senior Citizens Can Bettercise Themselves Into Shape Thanks To Ben …
CarbWire.com
… it truly is a sad set of circumstances for someone who is helping so many people, especially senior citizens, overcome their weight and health issues. …
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Who Moved My Dentures? Musings on Aging and Health Care: Self …
By Anthony Cirillo
It’s not even official yet, but the proposed health care reforms have already managed to get people up in arms against it, especially for the way it “treats” senior citizens. While the news about “death panels” is grossly exaggerated, …
Who Moved My Dentures? Musings… – http://anthonyssong.blogspot.com/

Air travel | Funny Stuff is all around
By bpuser
Senior citizens are not to be missed. After retirement, are you thinking of traveling to some destination for a vacation? Then don’t miss the many air travel offers for senior citizens famous in Western Europe and U.S. and have a safe …
Funny Stuff is all around – http://funnyxd.com/funnystuff/

Seniors group targets Rep. Bright on cost-of-living issue – The …
By aaron@thehill.com (Aaron Blake)
Where do you stand on senior citizens not getting a cost-of-living bump and the banks and car companies getting a big bailout? Will you stand up for senior citizens?" BRIGHT: "…when there’s no growth in our economy, …
News – http://www.hillnews.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room

Senior citizens have other options themorningcallcom
Thank you for the Aug. 30 article ”Home care expanding to more seniors.” As a teenager who works in a nursing home, I see many senior citizens that lose …

Seniors May Think They Can’t, But They Can
Reuters
When an aging relative gets a dreaded diagnosis or has a health crisis, family members often are thrust into their first experience with home health care. …
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Do Brains Shrink as We Age?
FOXNews
The results suggest that many previous studies may have overestimated how much our brains shrink as we age, possibly because they failed to exclude people …
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Aging in America: Free computer classes
WFAA
Since 2005, that age group has seen the biggest increase in Internet use compared to others. Anyone in Dallas County who is age 65 or over can join a …
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Active Aging Enhances Quality of Life | Psych Central News
By Rick Nauert PhD
It appears the best medicine to elongate life and lessen disability is to exercise and stay active. Researchers discovered older adults who continue or.
Psych Central News – http://psychcentral.com/news/

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