Childhood Obesity.
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Childhood Obesity
7 tips to help your child slim down & avoid devastating health problems
Jun 03 '04
Nine million American kids are now dangerously overweight, with the numbers increasing every day, warns an expert.
"It's estimated that as many as one in four children in the U.S. are overweight," Amy Lanou, Ph.D., nutrition di . . . more
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Parent Care or Parent Beware?
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Parent care or parent beware?
Picture this...
You�ve just walked into your hairdresser�s. The secretary ignores you when you arrive. After she�s got off the phone from her boyfriend, you discover you�ve been double-booked. When you complain the indifferent response cau . . . more
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Making Promises to Your Kids
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Making Promises to Your Kids
By Mark Brandenburg MA, CPCC
I was bringing my kids home from a long day of play one summer night not long ago. It was a difficult ride home, and they were tired, hungry, and whiny. I wanted to get them home as fast as I could.
As we neared our house, my son exclaimed, "You said yo . . . more
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Easy Guide to the NCEA Level 1
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Mathematics NCEA external exam papers
They're coming SOON
Check out this easy guide with essential information for preparing for the exam. Scroll down the page and click on each topic for some great suggestions.........
http://www.lbc.school.nz/departments/mathspn/front%20page.php
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Help for Young New Zealanders
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The Kids Help Foundation Trust offers the telephone counselling service for children and young people called What�s Up. On the website you will find information about The Kids Help Foundation Trust and What�s Up�s services, policies, and procedures. You can also get copies of our publications, press releases, and newsletters and find out how to get involved in What�s Up. http: . . . more
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The Importance of a Second Language
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Benefits of learning a Second Language through fun and play By Aline Shand �Exposing your Child to a new world of words boosts her brainpower, vocabulary and self-esteem� Lynne S. Dumas more
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Joint parenting for separated couples
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The Home and Family Society have published an excellent leaflet for separating couples with children . It is titled:
Joint parenting- a simple guide for separating couples who have children.
The leaflet is published can be found at http://www.homeandfamily.org.nz/publications/index.html?mlink=m5 under the heading 'Practical . . . more
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Build a lifetime in the first 3 years.
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"Experiences in the first three years of a child's life have a profound effect which impacts into all aspects of adulthood".
Brainwave is a charitable trust that has been set up by leading paediatricians, medical, educational, legal, academic and business professionals who are dedicated to ensuring that this crucial information is available to those who need it most.
Brainwave . . . more
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What are the different types of Fostering?
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Short Term Fostering:
Short term fostering can be anything from an overnight stay to three months. There may be problems or illness in the family, or the child may have been harmed or abused in some way.
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Getting Attached
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By Jane McConnell
The Natural Child Project
Japanese children sleep between their parents until adolescence. Korean infants spend more than 90 percent of their time being held. In contrast, American babies spend two-thirds of their time alone, in infant seats, strollers, car seats, cribs or swings. and American mothers deliberately don't respond to their babies' cries 46 percent of time in t . . . more
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