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bonnievouk

"SpongeBob" hinders kids' minds, quickly: study - CBS News - 0 views

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  • Most kids were white and from middle-class or wealthy families. They were given common mental function tests after watching cartoons or drawing. The SpongeBob kids scored on average 12 points lower than the other two groups, whose scores were nearly identical.
  • In another test, measuring self-control and impulsiveness, kids were rated on how long they could wait before eating snacks presented when the researcher left the room. "SpongeBob" kids waited about 2 1/2 minutes on average, versus at least four minutes for the other two groups.
  • "The recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics," Levine noted, "is that children under two watch no television at all, and for children older than two, you want to limit their combined media use, which includes computers and video games, to two hours a day. And we also want to be careful about the type of programming our children are watching. It's not just the quantity, but the type, too."
bonnievouk

The Good Things About Television | MediaSmarts - 0 views

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  • A 2009 study of Canadian TV aimed at youth found that among shows aimed at preschoolers, nearly half focused on social relationships, while a third focused on learning, with none focusing on fighting or violence.
  • With more and more ways of viewing TV available we now have access to a plethora of both good quality and inappropriate TV content. In this crowded television environment, the key is to provide young children with a guided viewing experience and to model and teach them the critical thinking skills they need to be active, engaged viewers. Television  offers lots of benefits to kids: Because of its ability to create powerful touchstones, TV enables young people to share cultural experiences with others. TV can act as a catalyst to get kids reading—following up on TV programs by getting books on the same subjects or reading authors whose work was adapted for the programs. Television can teach kids important values and life lessons. Educational programming can develop young children’s socialization and learning skills. News, current events and historical programming can help make young people more aware of other cultures and people. Documentaries can help develop critical thinking about society and the world. TV can help introduce youth to classic Hollywood films and foreign movies that they might not otherwise see. Cultural programming can open up the world of music and art for young people.
  • These themes did appear in Canadian programs aimed at kids ages 6-12, but represented only one in 10 shows: social relationships, adventure and learning were all found much more often.
Cortney Kostreba

Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act - 0 views

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  • Improving child nutrition is the focal point of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. The legislation authorizes funding and sets policy for USDA's core child nutrition programs: the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), the Summer Food Service Program, and the Child and Adult Care Food Program. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act allows USDA, for the first time in over 30 years, opportunity to make real reforms to the school lunch and breakfast programs by improving the critical nutrition and hunger safety net for millions of children.
Aiden Gosiak

Why Kids Hate School | Do Something - 0 views

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Aiden Gosiak

Eight Reasons Kids Hate School (And How to Work Around Them) - Yahoo! Voices - voices.y... - 0 views

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Why Kids Hate School - Parenting.com - 0 views

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Kids hate School

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Emily Wolter

PUBLICAGENDA.ORG - Survey: Sports, Arts, Clubs, Volunteering -- Out-of-School Activitie... - 0 views

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  • How Leaders and Parents Think About Accountability in Public Schools Can Parents Save American Education? PUBLIC AGENDA PRESS RELEASE Survey: Sports, Arts, Clubs, Volunteering -- Out-of-School Activities Play Crucial, Positive Role for Kids But new research points to differences between policy makers' focus on programs' educational value and what most families are really seeking; Low-income and minority families much less satisfied with their children's optionsDATE OF RELEASE: Tuesday, November 16th, 2004
bonnievouk

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  • According to the AP, the problems were seen in a study of 60 children randomly assigned to either watch "SpongeBob," or the slower-paced PBS cartoon "Caillou" or assigned to draw pictures. Immediately after these nine-minute assignments, the kids took mental function tests. Those who had watched "SpongeBob" did measurably worse than the others.
  • "Although the study is limited due to its choice of a non-diverse population, no pre-testing of its subjects and a small sample size (60), it certainly raises red flags that parents need to be very diligent as to what their children are watching and when," Creighton said. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no TV under the age of 2 and less than two hours per day of total media time (which includes computers, DS games, video games, and movies) for children older than two, Creighton said. "These recommendations seem reasonable, but very hard to enforce in a multiple-child household."
  • Cristine Zawatson, principal at the Blackheath Road Pre-Kindergarten Center in Long Beach, agrees television shows such as "SpongeBob" are not age-appropriate for pre-K children. "Children look at the characters on TV as role models, and we have to make sure we monitor what they're watching," Zawatson said. Before you let your child watch something, watch it first, she suggests. "Peruse a program and make sure it's age-appropriate for your child," Zawatson said.
Aiden Gosiak

Why kids hate school - subject by subject - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post - 0 views

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  • It isn’t their fault. They are cogs in a system over which they have no control.
  • Chemistry
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  • not having to write a book report.
  • picking your own books to read
  • Biology.
  • Economics.
  • Physics.
  • t didn’t help the Wright Brothers. Why don’t they teach engineering in high school? Because engineering wasn’t a subject at Harvard in 1892.
Abby Mokhtary

self esteem in mainstream kids - Google Search - 0 views

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acatlin22

Technology Could Lead to Overstimulation in Kids - 0 views

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  • Wayne Warburton, a psychologist at Macquarie University, says US studies show that beyond the school gates, teenagers are using screens or listening to music for more than 7½ hours a day.
Emily Wolter

Super Spotlight: Extracurriculars help kids excel - 0 views

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  • I firmly believe it's because students have a stronger sense of belonging, self-value and a greater number of positive adult role models to support them on their journey to adulthood.
  • The value of the specific activity or whether we won or lost the game that night wasn't as influential or as powerful as the opportunity to help develop our youth into strategic thinkers, effective problem-solvers and people who can connect with others of any age in a meaningful way.
Abria Stewart

Only-Child Myths Persist As More Parents Choose One Kid - TIME - 0 views

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  • the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that the average child in the U.S. costs his or her parents about $286,050 — before college.
Billie Jo Czeck

Science Looks At The Sibling Effect : NPR - 0 views

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  • Absolutely, and one of the most profound effects siblings have on you is that area of conflict resolution skills, that area of relationship formation and maintenance.
  • Absolutely, and one of the points I make, one of the most salient points I make, is that siblings are the longest relationships we'll ever have in our lives. Our parents leave us too soon, our spouses and our kids come along too late. As baby boomers age, a lot of us are getting into our 80s and our 90s and beyond, and by definition one spouse is going to outlive another.
bonnievouk

Kids' screen time a predictor of future health problems - News and Events - University ... - 0 views

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  • n a world-first study University of Sydney researchers have found six-year-olds who spent the most time watching television had narrower arteries in the back of their eyes, increasing their chances of heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes in later life.
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