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POPSNoisy toys may damage kids' hearing cont'd: "But he emphasized that every toy he tested was safe when used correctly, and said parents must use common sense -- especially for younger children who may not distance themselves if the sound is uncomfortable."
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POPSUnsupervised children are more sociable and more active Professor Mackett goes on to say: “Fears over road safety and ‘stranger danger’ need to be balanced against soaring levels of childhood obesity and poor health. Letting a child out to play is one of the best things a parent can do for their child’s physical health and personal development.
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POPSBright Poor Children Kept Down It is a source of ongoing sadness to me that the much vaunted belief in the power of education goes on ignoring the tragic failure to take sriously in practice the dreadful failure to focus on the needs of 'bright' poor and working class children. There are no magic wands to address this problem but highlighting it would be a start, and a second step would be to identify the good practices of those initiatives which have displayed in practice that strategic intervention is more than possible if the will is there.
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POPSSunlight may save kid's sight There is the idea that reading in the dark, or doing a lot of bookwork can ruin your eyesight. They have found that exposure to sunlight, keeps the eyes healthy.
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POPSJapanese Men Can Take "Daddy Exam" This would probably be a good "exam" for men in any country. There are way too many men in this world who also believe that raising children falls only to women. Get with the program dad! Male input into children's lives is immeasurable. These are your children too! Love 'em ... but don't leave 'em to their mothers to raise!