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  • July 2008

    • A Dad's Quest for Mind-Expanding Music

      Boston Globe  |  Jul 14, 08 8:20 PM CDT

      A Dad's Quest for Mind-Expanding Music

      (Newser) - A father brings home his newborn and ponders the CD rack: How best to develop the baby's brain? Mozart? Bach? Toddler tunes? With the stakes so high, Jeremy Eichler takes his dilemma to the experts, he writes in the Boston Globe . One tells him that infants benefit from tricky rhythms, so Eichler tosses on Bulgarian wedding music at home. The boy's face lights up. Is he onto something? More »

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      music  • baby  • babies  • infant  • child development

  • May 2008

    • Smaller Babies Become Hostile Adults: Study

      Reuters  |  May 13, 08 6:16 AM CDT

      Smaller Babies Become Hostile Adults: Study

      (Newser) - New research has linked low birth weight and slow growth in childhood to increased levels of hostility in adults, Reuters reports. Researchers also discovered that the higher levels of aggression were linked to health trouble, including coronary problems, type 2 diabetes and earlier death. The levels of hostility appeared unconnected to any other factors like gender, number of siblings or educational level. More »

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      medical research  • babies  • weight  • infant  • prenatal care  • child development  • body mass index

  • September 2007

    • Obese Toddlers: Too Many Calories, Too Little Iron

      Associated Press  |  Sep 4, 07 8:17 PM CDT

      Obese Toddlers: Too Many Calories, Too Little Iron

      (Newser) - Overweight toddlers are more than twice as likely to have iron deficiencies as their skinnier counterparts, with Hispanics facing the highest risk, concludes a study in September’s Pediatrics , the first to link obesity with low iron levels. Researchers stressed the importance of weaning kids 1 to 3 years old off bottles of milk and juice, introducing meats, eggs, and other iron-rich foods. More »

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      children  • obesity  • childhood obesity  • obesity epidemic  • pediatrics  • child development  • Anemia

  • August 2007

    • School Bans Tag on Playground

      Colorado Springs Gazette  |  Aug 30, 07 6:12 AM CDT

      School Bans Tag on Playground

      (Newser) - When the new term starts next week at a Colorado elementary school, kids won't be chasing each other around the playground. Tag has been banned at Discovery Canyon Campus school, where it was deemed to generate too many injuries and complaints. “It causes a lot of conflict on the playground,” the assistant principal told the Colorado Springs Gazette . More »

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      children  • school  • Colorado  • elementary school  • bullying  • child development  • tag

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