The News Review:
- Extra Cash From Government Program Linked To Better Child Development
- Health Tip: Putting Your Child to Bed
- Learn to be happy, not perfect – Family and health – MSNBC.com
Extra Cash From Government Program Linked To Better Child Development
Science Daily – Science Daily (press release) – Mar 6, 2008
"It may be hard to significantly increase the amount of cash given to each family, but as a major next step, it could be worth investigating whether tying the cash to more targeted child stimulation programs would help. "
Paul Gertler, UC Berkeley professor of economics and of health services finance, also co-authored the study. The National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development, the Fogarty International Center at the National Institutes of Health, University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States, and the Mexican government helped support this study. Adapted from materials provided by.
Health Tip: Putting Your Child to Bed
Forbes – Mar 6, 2008
08, 12:00 AM ET(HealthDay News) — To help your child get a good night’ssleep, it’s important to reduce distractions in the bedroom andestablish a bedtime routine. Here are some suggestions, courtesy of the NemoursFoundation: Set a regular bed time for your child. Have the child start relaxing and doing quiet activities, suchas reading or listening to music, about 30 minutes before going tobed. Every night, have the child use the bathroom, wash hands andbrush teeth to prepare for bed. Do something fun but quiet together every night before bed,such as reading a book or telling a story. Make sure the room is a comfortable temperature. Don't allow a television or video games in the room… Here are some suggestions, courtesy of the NemoursFoundation: Set a regular bed time for your child. Have the child start relaxing and doing quiet activities, suchas reading or listening to music, about 30 minutes before going tobed. Every night, have the child use the bathroom, wash hands andbrush teeth to prepare for bed. Do something fun but quiet together every night before bed,such as reading a book or telling a story. Make sure the room is a comfortable temperature. Don't allow a television or video games in the room. Encourage your child to stay in bed, and praise him or her fordoing so.
Learn to be happy, not perfect – Family and health – MSNBC.com
MSNBC – Mar 6, 2008
She has always been thin, and I take after my dad, who is also heavy. It bugs me less as I get older, but like most children, I want my parents to be proud of me and feel that they did a good job raising me. Now, at age forty-seven, it has become a health issue, which causes even more stress. Story continues below ?advertisement |… In 1829 a writer named Lydia Child published a book, The Frugal Housewife, which became the bestselling standard of its time. This classic example of nineteenth-century women’s books provided firm guidance on a wide variety of tasks, including keeping house, devising home remedies, dyeing clothing, cooking, educating daughters, and enduring poverty. Child touched all of the domestic bases: She taught women how to make full use of a slaughtered cow (mix its brains with cracker crumbs and boil in a bag for one hour), cure constipation (drink dried huckleberry tea when the “digestive powers are out of order”), care for the eyes (“do not read or sew at twilight”), and arrange children’s hair (“do not make children cross-eyed, by having hair hang about their foreheads, where they see it continually”). Like many other writers of the time, Child had rigid ideals about how moral women should run their homes and their lives, and she wasn’t shy about offering dictates. For example, she warned that public amusements such as steamboats, taverns, and vacations would lead to a “luxurious and idle republic” that was destined to plunge the country into ruin. The message to women was loud and clear: They were responsible not only for their family’ well-being, but also for the welfare, morality, and success of the entire nation. Talk about high expectations.
