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Dr. Paul Offit is a medical doctor who specializes in children’s infectious diseases. He is appalled by the actions and policies of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., because they endanger the health of our nation, especially children. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a disgrace to his family name. He should not have been put in charge […]| Diane Ravitch's blog
Disclosure: I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.How often do you have to wait? How often a day? How often do your kids have to wait? Waiting can be hard for kids, but there are different activities they can do. In a society that seems to think the solution is handing them a screen, we have a new book (released today) that shares many fun ways to wait! The book is While We Wait by Bee Johnson. It is recommended for ages four to eight.| Crafty Moms Share
Family traditions play an important part in most families and not just for the holidays. You don’t need special occasions to create a family rituals; they can be a reassuring part of everyday life. Traditions are about teaching shared values, providing stability, and creating fond memories that bond the whole family. In this article I […] The post Why Family Traditions Are Important appeared first on Family Focus Blog.| Family Focus Blog
I am nuts. I woke the other morning and the first thought that drifted into my mind was “crisp and clean, and no caffeine.” That’s a 1980s slogan for 7-Up. I haven’t had a 7…| THE SPECTACLED BEAN
Of course, it is a bit of a generalisation, but I think it’s true that a lot of people enjoyed playing Monopoly when they were children but now dislike the game as an adult. It used to be the…| On this I ponder
Some mornings the mirror is a customs agent. Papers, please. I present a face I didn't consciously choose and a biography I didn't audition for. Born into a longitude, assigned to a specific moment in history, stamped by the weather of a family system. Our personal this-ness is a miracle that also feels like a prank: here's your DNA, here's your surname, here's your destiny. Good luck.| BEEW
The album Hounds Of Love by Kate Bush turned 40 years old this month. It has really stood the test of time. It still sounds like nothing else. It’s kind of two albums in one. There’s the A side with all those perfect pop songs—Running Up That Hill, Hounds Of Love, Cloudbusting, The Big Sky—each one brilliant and self-contained. Then there’s the B side, The Ninth Wave. It’s like its own concept album within an album. It’s weird and challening, but I love it. At times it’s downr...| Adactio: Journal
The supreme act of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting ~ Sun Tzu| My little corner of the world
The study found that neglect can negatively impact attention, language, motor skills, and emotional regulation in children.| Asian Scientist Magazine
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and this is a story about Charlie's journey with B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).| Iowa Cancer Consortium - A Blueprint for Cancer Control in Iowa
I’m nine. I stand behind a leather couch in the larger area of the daylight basement everyone calls the rumpus room. It’s Easter Sunday and cool and hazy outside but not enough so that my grandfather will need to ignite the fists of coal already mounded in the grate of the fireplace. Three of my cousins play Monopoly. The dice on the game board fall like whispers. The broader family argues and chats upstairs: My mother and sisters, my grandparents—the six who live here along with me—a...| Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
Data from the 1958 National Child Development Study (NCDS) Age 62 Sweep are now available to download from the UK Data Service. The dataset includes information collected from more than 8,400 study participants between 2020 and 2024 when they were age 61 to 65. This data collection is the most comprehensive of the cohort’s adult […] The post New National Child Development Study age 62 data now available appeared first on UK Data Service.| UK Data Service
In these pages, I’ve collected countless firsthand stories from a wide range of stakeholders about the creative community that formed south of Houston Street as industry waned in New York City. But what about the waning industry itself? Who were the folks that overlapped and coexisted with artists in the early days before SoHo completely de-industrialized? The post The Space In Between: Late-industry’s Transition to Artists’ SoHo appeared first on SoHo Memory Project..| SoHo Memory Project.
Mother-son enmeshment blurs parental boundaries, forcing children to take on adult roles they're ill equipped for. Children learn unhealthy behaviors.| Learning Mind
And we have the receipts. We have history's ledger as proof. Run your finger through any century and you'll come upon entries so appalling they read like ...| BEEW
How did we get a 5 year old with severe ADHD to wear a mask for a full year of kindergarten? The full How Calvin Wore His Mask by Nathan Holic can be found at Memoir Magazine.| Memoir Magazine
Our teacher had said she thought the Negroes were going too far. I had raised my hand and disagreed. “Too far from what?” I had asked. The full An Eighth Grade Moment by Edna Garte can be found at Memoir Magazine.| Memoir Magazine
And then there were days when the ditch was full but no one to play with. My cousins weren’t around, and my brother didn’t want anything to do with me, so I put on my swim trunks or cut-offs or whatever lingered clean in my dresser drawer and what I had deemed worthy of ditch... The full Ditch Days by Kase Johnstun can be found at Memoir Magazine.| Memoir Magazine
In the beginning. My father married my mother and they begat six children, loving each of us unconditionally. Dad played the organ at church, Mom sang in the choir, and they raised me to be a good Catholic girl. And God saw that it was good. Whatsoever you do to the least of my...| Memoir Magazine
Dealing with immature adults can be difficult and stressful. Here are some key examples of the behaviors and traits of such people to look out for.| Learning Mind
“On my last evening, Sašo and I sit in the garden of Georgi Marjanovski, a professor of law and one of Macedonia’s great liberals. We talk in the darkness, listen to the crickets who click their legs…| c4 journal
fingerprints, history and stories| Random Specific Thoughts
Ask anyone over 40 these days (and far too many under 40), and they'll tell you humanity is doomed. AI will enslave us. \ Society will collapse on us. \...| BEEW
Ava Doherty reflects on the experience of loss in her childhood, and how being a rainbow baby continues to affect her.| Cherwell
For this Classics Club challenge we are told to read book number 11 on our Classics Club list by 24th August. I got it into my head that it was 4th August. This is book 6/10 Books of Summer hosted by Annabel and Emma. Imagine you are a writer. It is 1952. You have a […]| Volatile Rune
Self-esteem in children can be negatively affected by certain things their parents do, without even realizing that. Are you guilty of any of these parenting behaviours?| Learning Mind
Self-esteem issues are commonly known in today’s society. There are ways to overcome them and most, if not all, can be traced back to these three reasons.| Learning Mind
Here are some of the best and most thought-provoking Little Prince quotes. The more you think about them, the more they begin to make sense.| Learning Mind
What causes someone to develop a narcissistic personality? Is it their environment, their genes, or could it be the way they were parented? There have been many studies that attempt to find out the origins of a narcissistic personality.| Learning Mind
As it seems, abused and neglected children are very likely to develop mental illness later in their life. As a result, they grow into broken adults.| Learning Mind
Hello, all: I bring you a book I reviewed for Rosie’s Books Review Team, one by an author I met through the team. This is the third novel I’ve read by him, and he has never disappointed me yet. Oh, and as I know quite a few of you were interested in the book I […]| Just Olga
A haibun The middle doors stayed shut. Sweaty, we walked to the front; and he lectured us. Then my ten-year-old retorted that the driver sounded ridiculous. wheels begin to turn— sunlight trickles …| The Skeptic's Kaddish 🇮🇱
A provocative, guttural, and raw opera, Richard Strauss’ Salome evokes emotions that few can put a name to. This opera has repulsed and enthralled audiences for over a century since its debut performance in Dresden, Germany on December 9th 1905, but the storyline took on a new meaning at the Met Opera during the recent...| The Science Survey
Good friends having fun together. Do you ever stop to wonder why someone likes you or why you like them? Are you drawn to certain types of personalities or people with the same or even different be…| joyful2beeblogs
(Hi Guys welcome to my room tour🤣) Unbothered she was flaunting her clips,the top and the skirt.The eyes have never been this big and bright before. The smile has never been this genuine. She is w…| Musings
*Opening keynote speech at KQTcon 2018, the first national LGBTQ Korean conference in the United States, in New York City on 4/7/18. To listen to the live recording from the conference, click here: KQTcon 2018 Keynote. (Thank you to Asia … Continue reading →| Leaving Evidence
“Forced Intimacy” is a term I have been using for years to refer to the common, daily experience of disabled people being expected to share personal parts of ourselves to survive in an ableist world. This often takes the form … Continue reading →| Leaving Evidence
Today is November 6th, the day I was brought to the adoption agency to be adopted, the day the adoption agency recorded as my birthday, and the day I celebrated as my birthday for 25 years. It is … Continue reading →| Leaving Evidence
Cici Zhang meditates on what Ray Bradbury's work can teach us about childhood, memory, and the coming of summer.| Cherwell
To begin with, I was drawn to the writers in the session entitled ‘Reverberations from the past’ more than the topic. Natasha Lester is a friend of mine, whose beautifully crafted book, What is Left Over, After, won the TAG Hungerford in 2009, and I’ve read and heard so much about Gail Jones’ and Jon Bauer’s books […] The post Perth Writers Festival #3: Fiction discussion at its finest first appeared on Sara Foster.| Sara Foster
Discover simple, practical ways to build healthy eating habits in kids aged 1–12. Nutrition tips, mindful eating, and family-friendly strategies.| Nanani World
I have regretted decluttering two items in my life. The trouble is that, although I'm happy - over the moon, in fact - with the rest of the stuff I've decluttered and the resulting peaceful life and tidy home, I tend to focus on those two items. The ones that got away. Source| theoretical minimalist
The effects of bullying in childhood are well documented. But does bullying have any long-term effects and how do you stop it ruining the rest of your life?| Learning Mind
William Hutton. A face that childhood created Hutton was born in Derby on 30 September 1723 and like most children before or since, his first thoughts were about his mother. Unlike most children to…| Georgian and Victorian Britain
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is often misunderstood, especially when it appears in children. Early recognition and support are critical for helping kids thrive. At Partners In Pediatrics (PIP) in Denver and Englewood (serving all of Metro Denver), we focus on treating … Read More| Partners in Pediatrics
Anxiety is a natural part of childhood, but when worries become persistent, excessive, or start interfering with daily life, they may indicate an anxiety disorder. As a parent, recognizing the signs and knowing how to help can make all the … Read More The post Understanding and Managing Anxiety in Children: Insights from Jessy Boon appeared first on Partners in Pediatrics.| Partners in Pediatrics
The photographer challenged the status quo of Moroccan education through surrealism in The Classroom, now published by Loose Joints| 1854 Photography
The tree just stood there. What kind of tree? You’ll find out soon enough. But it just stood there, so I turned my restless eyes and hands to the creek, moving, wet, smellable and populated. The creek cut deeply into the Earth, as if someone had cut out a narrow strip to craft a belt […]| Deep Adaptation Forum
Childhood trauma comes in many forms. No matter what form it may take, the after-effects can create strange actions as an adult.| Learning Mind
Childhood depression is heartbreaking, but there are solutions. Our Behavioral Health Manager Jessy Boon examines depression and how to help.| Partners in Pediatrics
Kate van der Borgh, And He Shall Appear. Dark academia is en vogue at the moment, spawning its own sub-sub-genres all over the place. And He Shall Appear is what I shall refer to as classic dark ac…| Laura Tisdall
The Reformatory by Tananarive Due: This is a full-blown old-fashioned horror novel, but in the very best way. Like Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys, Due draws on the real-life atrocities committe…| Laura Tisdall
"The problem is, they know. And they will do anything to protect the grown-ups from knowledge." … Continue reading →| Miriam Drori, Author
Neon Genesis Evangelion was my whole identity, when I was fifteen. I was an angsty boy from a small town. I longed to have a fiery redhead be mean to me (or to just meet one); to be part of world-ending events (or to be part of a clique that mattered); to pilot a god (or to just feel powerful in my own body). As I grew up I’ve managed to sublimate those longings, I guess? All my middle-age aches tell me my body is friend who cannot be taken for granted; their are not a flesh-tool. On good w...| Zedeck Siew's Writing Hours
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Over the past few months, I have been going through my basement clearing out old boxes of things kept from my childhood home. I recently came across an envelope that just said "Nintendo" on it. Being an avid retro gamer, my curiosity got the best of me. When I opened the envelope, I found several ...| The Z-Issue
I don’t remember my parents reading me bedtime stories, although my mother once assured me she did. Neither of them read a great deal. My father had a poor education and restricted his reading to t…| Geoff King
Love beneath your feet In high school, my oldest friend Matt stumbled into a genius child-mind practice. Packing up the Christmas tree at the end of the holidays, that preternatural force that visi…| Pau hana, new hana
The two questions above are among the most commonly asked by parents of newly-diagnosed autistic children. And wouldn’t it be great if there were a one-sentence answer to it? Sadly, it doesn’t work like that. But here’s my advice, as an autistic man who used to be an autistic child, who gets asked this question a lot. Full disclosure: this is a rewrite of an article that I wrote five years ago (way back at the start of Autistic Not […] The post When should I tell my child they’re au...| Autistic Not Weird
How to host a magical “Mickey & Minnie Mouse” themed birthday bash for your little Mouseketeer with do-able decor, punny snacks, and party games that are fun for all ages! Party Theme Pepper has been obsessed with Mickey & Minnie since she first saw the famous mice during her first trip to Disney World this...| the thinking closet
Basically, we are all here to learn to share and pass the crayons and not eat the paste.| Renee Butcher
When I was a kid, I remember being asked all the time “What will you do when you grow up?”. Well, between the age of 3 and 6, I wanted to be a princess. When I realized this will be hard to achieve…| Comm 663's Blog
