A new national survey released today shows large percentages of science teachers and parents strongly agree that demonstrating real-life applications in science (87 percent and 72 percent, respectively) can help make science education more interesting for U.S. students. Almost all science teachers (99 percent) and nine in ten parents (90 percent) feel that science education is important, if not very important for a child’s future, but that it needs to be more engaging to capture the attention of children in America today (97 percent and 96 percent, respectively). The survey, conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of iBIO Institute and Astellas Pharma US, Inc. (“Astellas”) included a sample of 235 science teachers and 300 parents with school-age children in kindergarten through 12th grade.
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For new parents and caregivers, nothing is more important than child safety. And for SuperBaby, an animated online video character, nothing is more important than keeping young children safe. This is the third year of the SuperBaby web series that targets 18-29 year-old new parents. This month, a new SuperBaby episode is being distributed on the internet to kick off National Window Covering Safety Month.
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Johnson & Johnson today announced the launch of Every Mother, Every Child, a comprehensive, five-year, private-sector effort to improve the health of women and children in developing countries. The initiative supports the United Nations’ April 2010 call for a renewed effort to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of reducing mortality in women and children by 2015.
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Johnson & Johnson today announced the launch of Every Mother, Every Child, a comprehensive, five-year, private-sector effort to improve the health of women and children in developing countries. The initiative supports the United Nations’ April 2010 call for a renewed effort to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of reducing mortality in women and children by 2015.
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Boosters are better than they used to be at fitting lap and shoulder belts on 4 to 8-year-old kids to restrain them in a crash - so parents don\'t have to search as hard for a good fit for their child and vehicle. Most belt-positioning boosters, though, don\'t offer consistently good fit in all vehicles. This is the bottom line in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety\'s third round of booster evaluations.
Researchers assessed the safety belt fit of 72 boosters, assigning the best ones the top ratings of BEST BET or GOOD BET because they correctly position belts on average booster-age kids in most vehicles. The worst performers are ones the Institute doesn\'t recommend because they do a poor job of fitting belts. A good booster routes the lap belt across a child\'s upper thighs and positions the shoulder belt at midshoulder.
Many parents consider themselves tech experts, especially when it comes to their phones. In fact, according to the “LG Text Ed Survey,” 75 percent of parents consider themselves “texters” and 86 percent of those texters have used the medium to communicate with their teens. Yet, the survey also found that many parents engage in questionable texting behaviors and are unaware of their teen’s mobile phone misuse. In this video segment, renowned child psychiatrist Dr. Charles Sophy offers safe texting tips, advice on how to communicate with your kids in the age of technology, and reveals surprising survey data.
UNICEF - Put It Right (http://bit.ly/do5things) is a 5 year initiative by UNICEF UK to inspire action to protect the rights of children everywhere. This film is a window into the world of children around the world who are missing out on these basic rights - the rights to learn, to clean water, to be healthy, to be looked after and just to be a child. The film shows their extraordinary resilience in tough times, but the question is simple -- Is this right?
Radiohead donated their track 'Videotape' to the film.
The Advertising Council and the Library of Congress are launching a new series of public service advertisements (PSAs) to encourage parents to read with their children and inspire them to become lifelong learners.
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We have all seen adorable toddlers in photos that can light up our day. Reading this article, you probably possess a toddler who has amazing pictures and is very camera beautiful. They probably possess a smile that may light up your morning. Lucky for you, you can win money if sufficient individuals vote for your kid because they think your kid is the cute 1.
The Advertising Council, in partnership with Autism Speaks, North America’s largest autism science and advocacy organization, announced today the launch of a new series of public service advertisements (PSAs) designed to raise awareness about autism and to empower parents to take action if their child is not meeting certain developmental milestones.
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http://www.fudoshinkarate.com More adults are taking up karate and the martial arts than ever before, but many people think karate is a child orientated activity.
This short documentary talks to members of Fudoshin Karate to find out why so many adults are taking up the art.
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Save the Children and The Advertising Council announced today the launch of a national multimedia public service advertising (PSA) campaign designed to raise awareness of the preventable and treatable causes of childhood death in the developing world. The new campaign shows Americans that they can have a significant impact on saving and improving the lives of at-risk children and newborns by supporting the deployment of local health workers.
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