How do you teach a primary school child about consent? You can start with these books
Parents will be increasingly aware they need to talk about consent with their children.
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Sep 23, 2022
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Being a librarian isn't just about books. It's about helping everyone get access to information and resources
Michelle Martin is the Beverly Cleary Professor for Children and Youth Services in the Information School at the University of Washington. She primarily teaches students who will be youth services librarians who work with ...
Education
Sep 22, 2022
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Book bans reflect outdated beliefs about how children read
Banned Books Week, an annual event that teachers and librarians across the U.S. mark with a combination of distress and defiance, is here again. The theme of this year's event, which takes place Sept. 18–24, is "Books Unite ...
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Sep 21, 2022
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How caregivers can help build children's emerging language skills
When children develop the ability to understand language, as well as speak and communicate, this helps them interact with others and learn about their world. Research shows that children's early language skills have a long ...
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Sep 7, 2022
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Children found to change their views on gender stereotypes when read books that give other views
A team of psychology researchers from the University of Amsterdam, Western Washington University, the University of British Columbia and the University of Toronto, has found that reading books to children that have female ...
Racially charged events spark classroom intervention
As we approach Juneteenth, a day marked each year to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, new research in the INFORMS journal Management Science finds that racially-charged events and protests over ...
Education
Jun 6, 2022
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How self-publishing, social media and algorithms are aiding far-right novelists
Far-right extremists pose an increasing risk in Australia and around the world. In 2020, ASIO revealed that about 40% of its counter-terrorism work involved the far right.
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May 30, 2022
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Pandemic babies with developmental delays can make up for lost social interaction: Five tips for parents
Typically, about 1 in 6 children experience a developmental delay. But children born during the pandemic, a 2022 study has found, have nearly twice the risk of developmental delays in communication and social development ...
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May 19, 2022
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Rethinking community in upland, 'indigenous' South Asia
Indigenous communities are often perceived as intrinsically cohesive, cherishing shared values, and united by common interests. The "tribes" of South Asia are no exception. Stereotypical and outdated characterizations such ...
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Mar 9, 2022
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Eight surprising things data science has revealed about us over the past decade
Big data analysis has long supported major feats in physics and astronomy. But more recently we've seen it underpin breakthroughs in the social sciences and humanities.
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Mar 8, 2022
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