This article offers thoughts on how to talk to your kids when sex abuse cases are in the news: http://www.philly.com/philly/health/Talking-with-kids-about-sex-and-safety.html?cmpid=138896554
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April 21, 2012 | For parents of children,For parents of teenagers | Click on title to comment!
On kids and TV
April 21, 2012 | For parents of children | Click on title to comment!
American children are being exposed to background TV for nearly four hours every day, new research finds.Prior research has suggested that too much background TV may have negative consequences for children’s learning and development, including reading ability. http://www.abc-7.com/story/17598007/us-children-exposed-to-hours-of-background-tv-daily http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-kids-tv-20120419,0,5140655.story http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1112518568/study-american-kids-exposed-to-four-hours-of-tv-per-day/ http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/healthy_kids/149093065.html
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April 21, 2012 | Uncategorized | Click on title to comment!
An article outlining the effects of pot on the brain: http://io9.com/5903837/what-cannabis-actually-does-to-your-brain?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
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April 13, 2012 | Uncategorized | Click on title to comment!
Before takeoff
April 13, 2012 | For parents of children,metaphors to help facilitate communication | Click on title to comment!
If you have ever been on an airplane before takeoff, you know that the flight attendant has to go through a safety pre-flight routine. Parents are instructed that, in the event of an emergency, when the oxygen masks come down from the ceiling, they are to first put on their own masks and then attend […]
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