| Reactivate Your Child
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Reactivate Your Child
The key to activating kids is to turn off the TV and redirect their attention. Reducing TV from more than 20 hours a week (the average for a New Zealand kid) to 7 can cut a child's obesity risk by one third. . . . more
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| Author : GKA
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Created : 06 Oct 2008
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| Help with homework or study
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www.AnyQuestions.co.nz
The librarians at Any Questions are available between 1 - 6pm weekdays to support students of all ages. Any Questions helps you find useful, accurate online information to help with your homework. The online librarians are trained to help you work out the sort of information you need, then begin searching with you � however, they are not a 'quick answers service!�
Outsid . . . more
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| Author : Ed
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Created : 02 Sep 2008
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| Make your child smarter
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Young toddlers and school going children must eat nutritionally rich and well balanced meals and snacks to boost their brain development and assist normal growth of body organs. Here are some of the most famous and well recognized and super charged brain foods for your children:
Brain boosting anti-oxidant rich foods
Vitamins A, C and E are the recognized nutrients that act as highly beneficial . . . more
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| Author : Ed
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Created : 02 Sep 2008
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| Youthline and Urge provide valuable support for Youth.
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| Information about mental health, alcohol, drugs, sexually transmitted diseases, nutrition and relationships is available for youth on a website www.urge.co.nz run by Youthline. Youthline is a national youth development organisation offering counselling, training, development programmes and information to young people and their families. www.youthline.co.nz . . . more
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| Author : Ed
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Created : 15 Jul 2008
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| Activating Communities through Active Schools
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Activating Communities through Active Schools
Activating Communities through Active Schools is an introduction and guide for organisations, clubs, parents and volunteers supporting Active Schools.
Active Schools is all about encouraging New Zealand children to choose and enjoy physical activity. In every community and region, the more that schools, organisations and clubs work together to achi . . . more
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| Author : Sparc
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Created : 20 Nov 2007
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| Get Kids Active
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What Is Physical Activity?Physical activity is any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that result in an expenditure of energy.
Physical Activity is not just exercise and sport. It includes taking the stairs instead of the lift, hanging out the washing, walking to the shops or to work and school, gardening, vacuuming and sweeping. Physical activity can be as rigorous . . . more
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| Author : Get Kids Active
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Created : 23 Oct 2007
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| Sleep Problems in Children.
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What are sleep problems in children?
Many babies and young children have problems sleeping at first. But if children are still not sleeping through the night by the age of 2 years, they may have a sleep problem. All of this information is for children over the age of 2.
There are three main sorts of sleep problems:
Too little sleep
Nightmares, night terrors and sleepwalking
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| Author : Ministry of Health
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Created : 22 Oct 2007
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| Special Needs Support Connection
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| Special Needs Advocacy & Support Trust is a Charitable Trust which was formed on the 3rd February 2006. The service provided under this umbrella has assisted more than 153 families and educational facilities in this time. The organisation and service is unique as we are client focused, not funding focused; it has been developed in consultation with clients to meet their indiv . . . more
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| Author : H
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Created : 19 Aug 2007
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| The Birds and the Bees and Kids with LD
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| In today�s fast-paced world, it�s critical for children to learn the facts about sex � before they pick up false or misleading information from other sources. When it comes to teaching kids about sex, many parents feel uncomfortable and unsure of themselves. You can find the rest of this intersting article at http://www.schwablearning.org/articles.aspx?r=626 . . . more
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| Author : Ed
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Created : 11 Jul 2007
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| Why do Boys behave the way they do?
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| He is active, he likes to jump and climb, and he can't stay focused on anything other than the computer, game system or his skate board and seems too distracted to listen. He gets into things and he takes things apart, he likes to pick at his sister. He dislikes his school work and can be disruptive in the classroom. He loves noise and finds sitting still to be the ultimate challenge. Is he attent . . . more
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| Author : Brainyzine
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Created : 10 Jul 2007
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