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Advertisements Can Affect Childhood Obesity


Article by Jeff Wise The Journal of Law & Economics published a national study that claims a ban on fast-food advertisements would reduce the number of obese young children by 18 percent. It would also lower the amount of older obese children by 14 percent. It’s incredible that [...]

Pittsburgh Public Schools Early Childhood Program Brings Quality to Preschool Education


Educational Program Services All Pittsburgh Schools Early Childhood Programs cover five days a week, for at least six hours a day. The goal of the program is to ensure that preschool children develop the skills that they will need for attending kindergarten, including self confidence, physical abilities, increased academic awareness, and social interaction. [...]

The Importance of Child’s Play in Child Development


Children’s playtime should always be learning time. Parents, teachers and caregivers can conveniently accelerate three, four, five, six and seven-year old child development skills during playtime in: Mathematical thinking, language development, emotional development, social development, small muscle development and large muscle development providing activities such as: 1. Play Grocery Store– save empty food boxes [...]

The Effects of Music on Early Childhood Development


Article by Sam Qam For years now there have been publications of research into the merits of music on early childhood and even in the womb development. Many researches on the subject have hypothesised that listening to certain kinds of music and learning instruments can vastly improve the [...]

Making a Career in Child Psychology


Child psychology is a new branch of psychology associated with the personal and social development of children. In fact, it can be defined as a branch of developmental psychology which focuses on the changes of human psychology at each phase of life. It is one of the most interesting career options that let you study [...]


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