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Across the Nation – Safe Routes to Schools Program a Success

15 hours ago ago from Bicycle Commuters of Anchorage

Children walking and bicycling to school represent 11 percent of injuries and fatalities during the school commute but fewer than two percent of miles traveled. So it's no wonder that parents are reluctant to let their kids walk or bike to school. But a new report just issued by the Safe Routes to Schools Partnership , a coalition of organizations, government agencies, and professional groups working to implement effective Safe Routes to ...

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Drug Crimes Are Affecting Our Kids More and More

12 hours ago ago from HOME GIFTZ

Drug crimes are not a new concept. There have been crimes that revolve around drugs for many years now. However, more and more of our younger generation are being faced with these issues. The following paragraphs will discuss some of the current drug problems that are youth are now having to face. We have all told our children about not taking candy from a stranger. We heard it from our parents as children, and now we pass that knowledge ...

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Kids Offered Pizza For Taking Swine Flu Shot

1 day ago ago from Swine Flu Watch

(WXYZ) - The Detroit Health Department is fighting swine flu with pepperoni. When kids return to school after the holiday break, each class has the opportunity to get a free pizza party – if they sign up for the shots. It’s a simple fact--kids don’t like vaccinations – even when they can get them in a spray. Their parents, like Leslie Ethridge however, are often eager to get their kids protected, “Your children get 20 some odd ...

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8 hours ago ago from DigiBliss

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Smart Kids with School Problems: Things to Know and Ways to Help (Plume)

9 hours ago ago from Learning Disabilities

Smart Kids with School Problems: Things to Know and Ways to Help (Plume) I was hoping for information on how I could work with my son. There were some good tips for parents, but I felt that this book was more about working with school system and once properly diagnosed, the school system would direct the efforts to help the child. I'm one of those who doesn't completely trust the system and wants to do more for myself. Still it gave me some ...

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Some schools are dropping driver's ed to cut costs

20 hours ago ago from U.S. News

Some schools are dropping driver's ed to cut costs MIAMI (AP) -- Beginning driver Ashley Crawford grips the worn gray steering wheel and warily begins maneuvering the 1999 Ford Escort through a set of bright orange traffic cones outside Killian Senior High School. She considers herself lucky: Because of budget cuts, many schools around the country are leaving driver's ed by the side of the road. They are cutting back on behind-the-wheel ...

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Lisa Firestone: What Is Really Behind the Current "Over-Parenting" Syndrome?

19 hours ago ago from Huffington Post

Recently several best-selling books as well as a number of child development experts have focused their attention on the growing trend of "helicopter parenting" and have described its negative effects on children and adolescents. These writers point out how parents' tendencies to hover and overprotect their kids are destroying children's initiative and making them feel incompetent and inadequate. The media is being blamed for this trend ...

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