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Religion, Children, And Doing Unto Others

“Religion, children, and doing unto others,” by Andrew Whitehouse, The University of Western Australia Hold your hats. Gird your loins. Scrunch up your face like you’ve just witnessed your Dad on the dance floor at a wedding. Ready? Good, because … Continue reading

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Mothers’ Education Has A Powerful Role Shaping Their Children’s Futures

“Mothers’ education has a powerful role shaping their children’s futures,” by Yue Qian, University of British Columbia and Yang Hu, Lancaster University Providing equitable quality education for all people is one of the United Nations’ 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. To … Continue reading

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Pants On Fire! Children Learn To Lie From The Age Of Two

“Pants on fire! Children learn to lie from the age of two – here’s how to get them to tell the truth,” by Lara Warmelink, Lancaster University Lying is often seen as bad behaviour in children. Fairy tales and folk stories, … Continue reading

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The Real Way To Prevent Bullying: Create Inclusive Homes And Classrooms

“The real way to prevent bullying: Create inclusive homes and classrooms,” by  Nikki Martyn, University of Guelph-Humber and Elena Merenda, University of Guelph-Humber Close your eyes. Now imagine your three-year-old self, sitting on the classroom carpet, involved in a large … Continue reading

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Makerspaces: How To Help Kids Innovate From An Early Age

“Makerspaces: How to help kids innovate from an early age” by Janette Hughes, Ontario Tech University As community makerspaces begin to take root in Ontario’s elementary schools, students are behaving better. They are also getting higher grades. What are makerspaces? … Continue reading

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6 Ways Fathers Can Share Love And Connection With Their Babies

“6 ways fathers can share love and connection with their babies, preschoolers and young children” by Nikki Martyn, University of Guelph-Humber The early years are the most dynamic time of life, producing more than a million neural connections each second. For … Continue reading

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Childhood Adversity Is A ‘Cause Of Causes’ Of Adult Illnesses And Mental Health Problems

“Childhood adversity is a ‘cause of causes’ of adult illnesses and mental health problems” by Robert Maunder, University of Toronto and Jon Hunter, University of Toronto Every day we are exposed to things like pollution and ultraviolet light which increase our … Continue reading

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The Truth Behind Spanking: Is It Discipline Or Punishment

Spanking – is it something you do? “Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.” Proverb 13:24 (ESV) Most of us over 40 years old grew up in an era where … Continue reading

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Leaving The Children Behind! A Mother’s Painful Lesson In Letting Go

Leaving the children behind. The hardest thing I have ever done in my life, to date, was to leave my children in the care of their father when we separated. I needed to re-form my life. Over the 16 years … Continue reading

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Impact Of Child Mental Health Problems Is Worse Than 40 years Ago

Child Mental Health. Impact of child mental health problems is worse than 40 years ago – our new study suggests by Naomi Warne, Cardiff University and Ruth Sellers, University of Sussex In England, rates of childhood mental health disorders have … Continue reading

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