News tagged with childcare
Research shows 50 years of motherhood manuals set standards too high for new mums
New research at the University of Warwick into 50 years of motherhood manuals has revealed how despite their differences they have always issued advice as orders and set unattainably high standards for new mums and babies.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 12, 2012 |
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Parent involvement continues to be important in elementary years
Promoting parent involvement has been a big part of efforts to improve school performance. A new study has found that children whose parents were more involved across elementary school had fewer problem behaviors and better ...
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May 14, 2010 |
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Despite much-higher poverty rates, rural Oregonians use less public assistance
Despite high levels of poverty and unemployment rates that are nearly double that of their urban counterparts, working families in rural Oregon tend to make less use of public assistance, especially childcare subsidies, according ...
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Mar 31, 2010 |
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All dressed-up and nowhere to go: Inappropriate clothing prevents children playing outside
Parents who dress their children in inappropriate clothing could be inadvertently hampering their child's physical activity in childcare settings. The study, reported in BioMed Central's open access journal, International Jo ...
Nov 06, 2009 |
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