| Rural children have lower rates of allergies
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IF YOU thought that growing up on a farm would be a childhood characterised by puffy itchy eyes, sneezing and constant wheezing, well think again. Scientists have discovered that growing up on a farm can provide protection against allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma. In addition, children who live on farms with livestock appear to have protection against allergic respiratory disorders.
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 30 Mar 2004
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| Educational Kinesiology and Wellness
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Paul and Gail Dennison
January 23, 2004
Educational Kinesiology (Edu-K) is a distinct and dynamic branch of education, one founded on the principle that movement is the basis for all learning. The Latin root word educare (“to educate”) comes from educere (“to draw out”), and kinesis means movement. In Edu-K we say that movement patterns influence function, while function likewise influenc . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 19 Feb 2004
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| Determinants of Children's Academic Successes & Difficulties.
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What are the Determinants of Children's Academic
Successes and Difficulties?
Environmental factors can influence both the pre- and postnatal brain. Most of us are aware that in the Eastern world the concept of "intrauterine education" goes back in Chinese literature over 2000 years.
I could find one reference published in the Ming Dynasty in 1237 when women were advised to behav . . . more
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| Author : Marian Cleeves Diamond, Ph.D
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Created : 12 Feb 2004
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| 2004, 2005 New Zealand State Schools Terms and Holidays
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Please find below a listing of beginning and end of school term dates for our schools.
2004 New Zealand State Schools Terms and Holidays (as detailed by the Ministry of Education)
2004 - PRIMARY AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLS
Term 1
Tuesday 27 January Easter Sunday - 11 April
To
Thursday 8 April (104 half-days)
Term 2
Monday 26 April
To
Friday 2 July (98 half-day . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 20 Dec 2003
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| A web-based directory of Waikato University academic staff
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Experts File
An excellent web-based directory of Waikato University academic staff who can be consulted on a range of topics ranging from Law, Computing, Mathematics, Management, Arts, Maori development, etc.
The web address for the Experts File is:
http://unipr.waikato.ac.nz/publicat
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| Author : Massey
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Created : 12 Sep 2003
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| Transient Children
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This is an excerpt from a paper written by Anna Lee.
Some schools-based suggestions to support transient children made by previous studies included:
1. The implementation of social processes in the playground to facilitate inclusion of transient children.
2. Welcoming systems.
3. The establishment of a "buddy system" to assist the child to establish friendships easily and to dissipa . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 03 Aug 2003
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| After the Suicide of Someone you know.
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ANNOUNCING A NEW YOUTH RESOURCE
AFTER THE SUICIDE
of someone you know
information and support for young people
by Tricia Irving – skylight, and Leora Hirsh – SPINZ
This new skylight resource provides what's
been missing – an easy to read, youth friendly
source of good, practical information for
young people who have been bereaved by
suicide. It might be a family member or a
friend . . . more
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| Author : Tricia Irving- Skylight
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Created : 21 May 2003
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| Choosing a School
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Choosing a School for a Five Year Old
Revised edition 2002
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How to use this publication
There are five sections, the content of which is described below.
Choosing a School: Step by Step
Follow these steps to make a list of possible schools for your child. Then use . . . more
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| Author : ERO
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Created : 23 Mar 2003
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| Families for Non-Violence
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PRESS RELEASE
1 November 2002
Author launches his own campaign.
Tim Tipene, author of Taming the Taniwha and founder of the Warrior Kids programme, has launched the Families for Non-Violence campaign. The campaign, which includes a march in the beginning of the new-year and a Peaceful Living Day next october, also features a Families for Non-Violence pack. The pack equips in . . . more
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| Author : Edusearch
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Created : 22 Feb 2003
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| Welcoming Strategies for Students & Their Families
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Starting a new school can be scary. Those concerned with mental health in schools can play important prevention and therapeutic roles by helping a school establish a welcoming program and ways to provide ongoing social support.
Special attention must be directed at providing Office Staff with training and resources so they can create a welcoming and supportive atmosphere to everyone who enter . . . more
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| Author : UCLA Mental Health Project
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Created : 11 Jan 2003
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