Backpack Safety
Backpacks that are too heavy or are worn incorrectly can cause problems for children and teenagers. Improperly used backpacks may injure muscles and joints. This can lead to severe back, neck, and shoulder pain, as well as posture problems. These ... [... more]
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Truths About Parenting
There would be fewer problems with children if they had to chop wood to keep the television set going. If a child looks like his father, that's heredity; if he looks like a neighbor, that's environment. A youth becomes a man when the marks he ... [... more]
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The Parent's Pledge
I will enjoy my children and make time to share interests and appreciate one another. I will show my children I love them every day through words and physical affection. I will praise my child's accomplishments and efforts towards those ... [... more]
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Free Online Clipart Hangman
Welcome to Clipart Hangman! Remember trying to play hangman as a child, or with your children and trying to guess the actual word before you get hung? You try to guess the word letter by letter. Each correct letter is revealed for you. Each ... [... more]
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Preventing Crime: What Works for Children, Offenders, ...
 Crime prevention should be rational and should be based on the best possible evidence. Decision-makers should weigh heavily any available evidence on what works best. How can a program that has produced no discernable evidence of effectiveness, as shown ... [... more]
$129.00
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A Pony in the Picture: Vintage Portraits of Children and ...
Children everywhere have always loved ponies. Those lucky enough to grow up with horses invariably recall them as the keepers of their happiest childhood memories. But for most, a brief ride on a rented pony was the closest they would ever get to a horse ... [... more]
$14.95
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Educational Failure and Working Class White Children in ...
Are schools failing working class children or does working class life present alternative means for gaining social status that conflict with what it means to do well at school? Focusing on Southeast London, this book provides insight into class values ... [... more]
$29.95
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One Day the Soldiers Came: Voices of Children in War (P.S.)
Today, in violence-torn regions across the globe, 20 million children have been uprooted, orphaned, or injured by war, famine, and poverty. This is their story . . . and ours. In this powerful and unforgettable book-by turns painful, funny, terrifying, ... [... more]
$14.95
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10 Common Questions About Playground Safety
Areas for active play, such as swings, should be separated from areas for quiet play, like sandboxes. Play areas for preschoolers and for older children should be separated. Zones for popular activities should be widely spaced. There should be ... [... more]
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Preventing Childhood Pedestrian Injuries
Increase traffic tickets and warnings issued by police in high-risk and high-population areas. New Haven, Connecticut put this safety program into effect. There was a 61 percent decrease in collisions involving children over a six-year period ... [... more]
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Developmental Dislocation (Dysplasia) Of The Hip (Ddh)
Left untreated, DDH can lead to pain and osteoarthritis by early adulthood. It may produce a difference in leg length or a "duck-like" gait and decreased agility. If treated successfully (and the earlier the better), children regain normal hip . ... [... more]
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The Truth About Children and Divorce: Dealing with the ...
Nationally recognized expert Robert Emery applies his twenty-five years of experience as a researcher, therapist, and mediator to offer parents a new road map to divorce. Dr. Emery shows how our powerful emotions and the way we handle them shape how we ... [... more]
$15.00
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