 The Zone'in
Child Development Series Newsletter is designed to
assist teachers, parents and therapists in understanding
how to help children who experience learning
difficulties.
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Diagnose and Drug? Why not unplug your children
this summer!
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 Hurried
parents, struggling teachers, and harassed physicians
are apparently finding it just too much of a challenge
to manage today's 'hyper' children, and as a result, are
turning to diagnosis and medication as a 'quick fix' and
the first line of treatment. With all the research
pointing to TV and videogames causing hyperactivity and
attention problems, wouldn't the first line of treatment
be a family 'Unplug Trial'? Click here
for the full
article |
| Kids spending more time in front of screens:
report |
May. 27 2008 11:27 AM ET CTV.ca News
Staff A new report card has given Canadian
children a grade of D for spending too much time in
front of screens and failing to meet the recommended
guidelines for physical activity. Click here
for the full
article. |
| Kids screen time 'alarming' says study
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ANNE-MARIE TOBIN
Canadian
Press
POSTED AT 5:29 PM Tuesday, May
27
TORONTO - Kids are putting in so much screen
time - on computers, watching television and playing
video games - that a report card on physical activity
levels among children and youth is taking direct aim at
the situation.
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for the full article. |
| Math and The Flickering
Screen |
by Elsje de Boer, Lawyer and Foster
ParentI needed six bags of feed for my
animals: laying pellets, hen scratch, dairy ration,
rolled oats. At the time, they range in price from $7.90
to $8.10, so the total cost would be around $48.
Confidently the young clerk at the feed store told me:
"That will be $26, please." When I pointed out
that this could not be correct, he protested that he had
added it up on his calculator and calculators do not
make mistakes. (Since I knew the owner, I sent a cheque
for the correct amount.) Click here
for the full
article. |
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| Cris Rowan |
Cris Rowan is a
Pediatric Occupational Therapist, author, speaker and
champion of easing the job of learning for all children.
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