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"The bottom line is that the highest risk correlate for getting together with an adult offline, who was first met online, for the purposes of sexual activity, has nothing to do with going online.  The best predictor appears to be how the child acts offline; any child exhibiting psychosocial problems at home or in the classroom is a much better candidate for this kind of problem than someone who spends many hours on the Internet, but otherwise seems to be a happy well-adjusted child."

"we are educators, not nannies. We are educated professionals who work with kids every day and often see your child in a different light than you do. If we give you advice, don't fight it. Take it, and digest it in the same way you would consider advice from a doctor or lawyer. I have become used to some parents who just don't want to hear anything negative about their child, but sometimes if you're willing to take early warning advice to heart, it can help you head off an issue that could become much greater in the future."

Remember the day when someone rattled off a phone number while you just hoped against hope you'd recall the string of digits as you were dialing? That was working memory toiling away. With the advent of cell phones, you may no longer use it this way very often. But working memory still plays a central role in learning and our daily lives.  If working memory is weak, it can trip up just about anyone. But it really works against a child with learning disabilities (LD). You can take steps to help a child with weak working memory, whether or not LD is a part of the picture. Start by understanding what working memory is all about. 

a short video from Zoe Page at YIS introducing parents what happens in the class

"Research suggests that the most creative children are the least likely to become the teacher's pet, and in response, many learn to keep their original ideas to themselves." Gifted kids don't often produce something new but excel in the 

A recent paper published in leading medical journal The Lancet has attributed the high occurrence of child myopia in East Asian cities to rising educational pressures and lifestyle changes, which lead to children spending less time outdoors. 

"What are video games doing? If you have an age-appropriate game that's not too easy or too hard, a video game is teaching a child how to cope with failure, deal with frustration, delay gratification, and often doing it in a social context, where they're learning to negotiate with their friends, working as a team, or 'OK, I beat you, you beat me, how do I handle all of these things?' "

If your child has a special need or learning difference, you've come to the right place. Common Sense Media gets lots of requests for product recommendations from parents whose kids struggle with traditional learning. Some of their kids have a hard time with schoolwork; others have trouble staying on task or find it difficult to express their feelings.

"Children have infinite potential. Play is a natural vehicle for learning. Joy is most often found in simple things. Give Children the space to create and the time to grow. Curiosity, imagination and creativity are timeless tools. Asking Children questions is more powerful than telling them things. All Children have basic needs, such as love and belongingness. Never underestimate the power of one caring adult in a Child's life. Persistence, persistence, persistence pays off. Expect the unexpected. We need to strive to make learning transformational. There is a Child in all of us."

A child and his imagination. 

Parenting suggestions from the Center on Media & Child Health

Teachers must remember: 1) we are not teaching subjects, we teach children 2) children are more than test scores. Teachers must also do two things: 1) support your students in doing work that is worthy of the world 2) ensure each child knows they matter

Started by Alyssa Fraser in Colorado -- she's looking for collaboration with some of our students

Best video thing for little guys - you upload a photo of your child and it has Santa talking about being a good girl/boy etc etc

A free online university course, but some of the readings might be useful to teachers in primary/secondary  - DESCRIPTION: "This is a course for those who are interested in the challenge posed by massive and persistent world poverty, and are hopeful that economists might have something useful to say about this challenge. The questions we will take up include: Is extreme poverty a thing of the past? What is economic life like when living under a dollar per day? Why do some countries grow fast and others fall further behind? Does growth help the poor? Are famines unavoidable? How can we end child labor-or should we? How do we make schools work for poor citizens? How do we deal with the disease burden? Is micro finance invaluable or overrated? Without property rights, is life destined to be "nasty, brutish and short"? Has globalization been good to the poor? Should we leave economic development to the market? Should we leave economic development to non-governmental organizations (NGOs)? Does foreign aid help or hinder? Where is the best place to intervene?"

James Mollison  A photography book which shows pictures of where children sleep around the world. Combines a portrait of the child with a picture of their bedroom. Great book for see-think-wonder

"The nation's foremost academic researchers on child online safety presented their research and answered questions over a luncheon panel on May 3, 2007." Great quote from Dr David Finkelhor

Fanastic little video (child voice) explaining how to make this comic strip on Bit strips. Lots of potential G1 upwards really as it has enormous creative potential.