Confirmation for parents who hold the resolve to protect children from screen time ailments: Study links restricting screen time for kids to higher mental performance
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CBS took on the idea of doing without electronic screens on Saturdays — not easy for this journalist. Watch to see how his addiction assaults him when he tried to stop!
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Busy hands make healthy, alert brains. Take a look!
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Collecting, summarising and sharing evidence of the impact of music education. Visit the site here: https://musiceducationworks.wordpress.com/category/2-ages/primary-5-11/
Music Education Works: Primary 5 to 11 Read More »
A new book by Sir Kenneth Robinson and Lou Arnica describes the liveliness in school when the arts are a priority. Read about it in this article: https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/50874/what-happens-to-student-behavior-when-schools-prioritize-art
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Waldorf education touts that it works to protect children and young people for them to have a happy childhood. Recent research from Harvard’s Education Department correlates happiness in children with their abilities in school. Read about it here: https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/15/03/because-i’m-happy
Know how to fend off the aging process? Dance! Read about it here — Eurythmy anyone? https://ideapod.com/neuroscientists-reveal-number-one-exercise-slowing-aging-process/
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Read here about why children remember stories so vividly! https://www.edutopia.org/article/neuroscience-narrative-and-memory
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Time magazine reports on delayed speech in the very little ones who have a cell phone from early days. You can read about it here: http://time.com/4769571/smartphone-speech-delays/
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More verification of the high value of music making for the young comes from the National Institute of Health (NIH) reported by the Washington Post. Nourishment for rich and complete brain development comes from the practice of making music and playing a musical instrument. Read about the news report here: Science Just Discovered Something Amazing
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