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Anti-Bullying Campaigns Raise Awareness
Not long ago adults accepted bullying as part of a child’s natural development. Remember statements such as “boys will be boys,” “girls can be cruel” and “they’ll outgrow it”?
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Umbilical Cord Cells Bank on the Future
Blood. Thick, gelatinous, redder than a blushing bride, it’s filled with substances that move oxygen and nutrients to the cells of the body, defend the body against foreign invaders, and help us to clot if we nick ourselves dicing onions for dinner.
Sound Off!
A couple of CDs with television crossover connections crossed over my desk this month, along with music from Disney. The preschool set is well served this month with offerings of music from The Wiggles and Dragon Tales television programs. Younger kids will be delighted by Dragon Tales: More Dragon Tunes and The Wiggles Live Hot Potatoes!
Eye on Nature
It was a gray and chilly winter Sunday morning when my husband and I bundled up and headed out to our favorite park for a walk. We were hoping to catch sight of the bald eagle reported there the week before.
Baby Body Wise
From pediatric offices to television, the message that breast milk is best for babies has been promoted throughout America.
Book Beat
Kids gravitate to poetry only when they grow older and, for the fleeting period of adolescent rebellion, latch onto rap, which projects muscularity by being spouted by gangstas whose real guns and tough posturing avoid poetry’s normally gentle image.
Guest Educator
It is estimated that between kindergarten and 6th grade, children spend 2,000 hours in a school yard. Turf, concrete and buildings today dominate many schoolyards. In the inner cities, schools can lack a green feature altogether
Techno Family
You’re 18 weeks pregnant and your doctor just ordered a full anatomical ultrasound examination.
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