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Families in Crisis; Childhood Obesity (First the Statistics)
The real story about childhood obesity revolves around an era/generation of immediate gratification. Think about standing in front of your microwave waiting for the 1 minute meal and saying, “Hurry”....
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Families in Crisis; Food for Thought
When we discuss the alarming rates of obesity in our children we are only talking about food. Right? WRONG! When we discuss obesity in our children we are talking about iPhones, computers, the...
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Children in Crisis; Preschools in the Forests
Our Children’s School began in a garage, grew into 2 garages, then an art room, then an outside garden plot, then a small kitchen for cooking, and then into the woods surrounding our home. Our sons...
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Children in Crisis; Taking on the Challenges of Parenting
It seems these days that all things begin simple and go to complex as the discussion moves up the chain of command. For example, what is complicated about parenting? It takes common sense, serious...
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Children in Crisis; 4 Year Olds Competing on Tests
What are we doing to our children? Where is our common sense? Who are these parents? What are they thinking? Why are they stealing childhood from these beautiful 4 year old innocents? Blowing Bubbles...
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The Family; The Smallest School
“Having children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist.” Michael Levine I have talked about many things regarding children. I have discussed infant brain development,...
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The Family; The Brain Boost!
So far we have looked at The Family from several aspects; the Smallest School, the Beginning of the Beginning, a Serious Decision, the Uterine Environment and the Moment of Birth, and Postpartum Dads....
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America’s Educational Competitive Edge; Category 5
Let’s talk about America’s mythological “Competitive Edge”. Back in 2005 the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine wrote the influential 2005 report...
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The Chicken or the Egg: Good Parenting or Good Teachers – What comes first?
“For more than forty years I’ve taught literature, history, consciousness, and writing as a senior teacher and administrator in major American and Asian universities, and in progressive preschools and...
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Parents, Education and Our Children; Who is to blame for our national student...
We live in a culture where “Good” parenting, “Responsible” parenting is not a serious part of our national discussion. We do not make the connection between Parenting and Education. We think they are...
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