NPR recently interviewed Dr. Dmitri Christakis on blocks being better than screens for young children. Not news but a compelling new perspective out of sound research. Read the post here.
Q&A: Blocks, Play, Screen Time And The Infant Mind Read More »
Taking risks builds strength of character and fully funcitoning brains, especailly in the pre-teen years, according to recent research. Avoiding risks in a child’s life isn’t all good and juts might be “bad”! Read the post here.
Want to keep your new middle-schooler out of trouble? Then let them take risks Read More »
The futuristic thinker, Noam Chomsky, has a wise perspective on the kind of human being cultivated with the use of assessment. Take a look!
Noam Chomsky – The Dangers of Standardized Testing Read More »
Stories are powerful in the development of the human brain and oxytocin Paul Zack, PhD, demonstrates in his work on brain function and reaction. It’s about the story in a movie but a story nevertheless! Read this informative post here.
Why Inspiring Stories Make Us React: The Neuroscience of Narrative Read More »
Faster is not smarter says a recent study on intelligence and handwriting. Read this rich report and write more letters by hand! See the post, and download the article here.
The Pen Is Mightier Than the Keyboard Read More »
In case you thought there’s something to be gained by starting a child reading in Kindergarten or before, think again! Here’s a report from the Alliance for Childhood that explains the reason that much might be lost and little gained by starting too soon on reading with little ones: Read the pdf here.
Little to Gain and Much to Lose Read More »
Dr. Stephanie Seneff, MIT Senior Research Fellow, identifies a link between autism and the Gyphosate in Montsanto’s Roundup, predicting 1 in 2 children with autism by 2025 if the rate at which autism is appearing continues. She further links autism to vaccines because of the toxins used in them, made more dangerous because of the
Dr. Stephanie Seneff, MIT on Vaccines and Roundup Read More »
Report on research demonstrates that E-Readers might be ruining sleep – Better buy paper books instead! Read the post.
One More Reason To Reach For A Paper Book Before Bed Read More »
Research continues to affirm that play, more than any other activity or program, gives children the support they need for robust brain development. Read the post.
We’re ruining our kids with Minecraft: The case for unstructured play Read More »
“In terms of growth in achievement, the researchers found that eighth-graders who ate fast food daily were behind those who ate no fast food by four points in reading. They were behind by three points in math and four points in science.” Read the original post.
Fast food may lead to lower school results for U.S. kids: study Read More »
