Israel: Too Many Kids on Ritalin – Many Shouldn’t Be

by Admin 11. March 2010 14:10
According to Israeli Maccabi Kupat Cholim (HMO) pediatrician Dr. Shlomi Antebi, one in five Israeli children are taking Ritalin or Concerta for attention disorders while a secondary condition is undetected and therefore, their true condition is not being treated. The study monitored 520 chi... [Continue Reading »]

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CHILDUP BESTOF: ADHD Is Not a Disease

by Admin 11. March 2010 13:52
“Hey, Phillip… do you mind if I sit here and eat with you?” I asked. “Sure, whatever…” “How’s school going? Are you doing well?” “Not really. I just want it to be summer.” “Yeah, I remember how that used to ... [Continue Reading »]

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Are You Smarter than a 5th-Grader? New Math, English Standards Could Make It Easier to Tell

by Admin 11. March 2010 12:59
Governors and education leaders on Wednesday proposed sweeping new school standards that could lead to students across the country using the same math and English textbooks and taking the same tests, replacing a patchwork of state and local systems in an attempt to raise student achievement n... [Continue Reading »]

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Tesco Director Attacks Education Standards

by Admin 11. March 2010 12:50
Tesco executive director Lucy Neville-Rolfe has criticised the standard of school-leavers coming into the industry. The Tesco director described UK school-leavers as lacking basic skills and in general possessing an attitude problem during a speech this morning at the Institute of ... [Continue Reading »]

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Child Deafness Linked to 'Lazy Ear'

by Admin 11. March 2010 12:23
Temporary deafness during childhood may lead to a form of "lazy ear" that affects long-term hearing, research suggested. Scientists have likened the condition to amblyopia, or "lazy eye", which causes loss of vision because the brain fails to pick up seen images. ... [Continue Reading »]

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Japan Baby-Robot Teaches Parenting Skills

by Admin 10. March 2010 13:13
It giggles and wiggles its feet when you shake its rattle, but will get cranky and cry from too much tickling: Meet Yotaro, a Japanese robot programmed to be as fickle as a real baby. The cuddly baby-bot looks unearthly with a pair of luminous blue eyes and oversized cheeks, but engine... [Continue Reading »]

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CHILDUP BESTOF: "The Genius in All of Us"

by Admin 9. March 2010 13:14
A new book persuasively argues that extraordinary intelligence and talent are not genetic gifts.David Shenk's new book, "The Genius in All of Us: Why Everything You've Been Told About Genetics, Talent, and IQ Is Wrong," is 300 pages long, and more than half of those pages are endno... [Continue Reading »]

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Where Are All the Fat Kids?

by Admin 9. March 2010 13:03
Having three daughters, I am incredibly conscious that everything I say and do relating to food can change the way they also relate to it. I wrote an article for Treasures magazine last year, talking about some research that showed that children as young as four talk about the need to lo... [Continue Reading »]

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Do Pregnant Women Face Growing Expectations to Be ‘Perfect’ Mothers?

by Admin 8. March 2010 12:42
Health Editor Madeleine Brindley asks whether society and the media are putting too much pressure on pregnant women to become perfect mothers. Childbirth may be the most natural event in the world but that doesn’t mean being a mother – or indeed a father – comes naturall... [Continue Reading »]

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Obesity Risks Start before Birth

by Admin 7. March 2010 12:38
Prenatal, infancy, early childhood — factors in all may affect a person’s future weight and health. Pam Levin's daughter weighed less than 5 pounds at birth. But by the time the child turned 3, Levin and her husband had begun to bristle at some of the comments about her.... [Continue Reading »]

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