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Teachers' Aid: Good Samaritans Boost the Quality of Classroom Teaching

Jul 29, 2010 12:26AM

Despite billions of federal stimulus dollars allocated for qualifying schools this year, tens of thousands of teachers are flocking to online charities for help in securing essential classroom tools and supplies.

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Humane Youth: Compassion for Animals Prompts Teen Diet Changes

Jul 28, 2010 08:48PM

One in 200 kids is a practicing vegetarian, citing animal welfare most often as to why they stop eating meat.

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Infant Morality: Psychologists Find Babies Know Right from Wrong

Jul 28, 2010 08:39PM

Research shows that infants between six and 10 months old can consistently differentiate between helpful and unhelpful behaviors, indicating that humans are born with innate moral judgment.

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What's Best for Baby's Bottom: Cloth Makes a Comeback

Jul 28, 2010 03:00AM

Millions of new parents in the 1960s thought they had found the answer to their prayers in the mess-free convenience of disposable diapers. Sales soared during the following decades. Sadly, so did a host of related problems...

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Kids' Vitamin Guide

Jul 28, 2010 03:00AM

Most kids are more likely to grab a French fry than a broccoli floret. Fortunately, a children’s-specific, high-quality multivitamin can help provide crucial, missing nutrients, as well as build an early shield against diabetes, heart disease and childhood cancers

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Sun Smart: Sun Screens Still Fall Short on Safety

Jul 28, 2010 02:06AM

One in six sunscreens promotes exaggerated SPF claims of greater than 50,and the presence of a vitamin A compound named retinyl palmitate, found in 41 percent of sunscreens, is linked to growth of skin tumors and lesions.

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Guide at a Glance: Alternative Education Approaches

Jul 28, 2010 02:06AM

 Montessori The Montessori method was born in 1907 in the slums of Italy, when physician Maria Montessori founded Casa dei Bambini, or Child...

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Wild Edibles: Forage Local Lands for Free Goodies

Jul 28, 2010 02:06AM ● By Steve Brill

Say, those plants along this path look good enough to eat. Well, maybe they are and perhaps we should eat them. There are thousands of plants of all types that can provide healthy, nutritious, organic meals we’ll never see in a grocery store or restaurant.

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Report Card: Students Like to Pick Green Colleges

Jul 28, 2010 02:06AM

In The Princeton Review’s latest survey, 68 percent of students said they value having information about a college’s commitment to the environment. The organization identified the country’s 371 exemplary green colleges...

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Kindergarten Crisis: Why Children Have to Play in School

Jul 28, 2010 02:06AM

Time for play in most public kindergartens has dwindled to the vanishing point, replaced by lengthy lessons and standardized testing, according to three recent studies reporting that classic play materials have largely disappeared...

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