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Orphanages are an ‘option’

by | Apr 26, 2015 | Custody & Visitation

Posted 12/18/2009 1:09 AMBy Wendy Koch, USA TODAY“Children who live in orphanages fare as well or better than those in family homes, reports a Duke University study that tracked more than 3,000 children in five Asian and African countries. The study is touted as...

Study: Mom’s nurturing can stimulate intelligence

by | Apr 26, 2015 | Family

July 19, 2000 Web posted at: 9:16 AM EDT (1316 GMT) (AP) — Be grateful for the times Mom cooed over you and rocked you to sleep. All of that fussing, it appears, may have made you smarter. Experiments on rats by Canadian researchers suggest that mothers’...

Millions of U.S. students home alone

by | Apr 26, 2015 | Family

October 31, 2000 Web posted at: 2:58 p.m. EST (1958 GMT) WASHINGTON — Call it a scare that working parents could do without this Halloween — 2.4 million children under the age of 12 are home alone before or after school, according to a report released...

Early Childhood and TV Viewing

by | Apr 26, 2015 | Family

Heavy TV Viewing Causes Problems Oct 1, 2007 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) – “CONSISTENT, FREQUENT TV VIEWING CAUSES BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS“ In summary: “Consistent, heavy television viewing (more than two hours a day) throughout early...

Survey: Parental misconceptions about discipline

by | Apr 26, 2015 | Family

SURVEY REVEALS CHILD DEVELOPMENT KNOWLEDGE GAP AMONG ADULTS Need More Information about Discipline, Spoiling and Expectations of Young Children WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 4 – Results of a landmark survey released today raise questions about what Americans know about...
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