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by nycscharf 7-25-2008

The vast majority of brain growth occurs during the first five years, due to changes in neurons - which grow in response to activity and stimulation. This is why stimulation during the first 5 years of life is so important.

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POPS Parents affect brain development

by nycscharf 7-25-2008

Love and affection are critical not only for emotional development - but also cognitive. Importantly, language stimulation (talking, reading, etc.) directly impacts language development, and consequentially, cognitive development.

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POPS Parent interaction predicts child IQ, achievement

by nycscharf 7-25-2008

This article, published in 1984, finds that parenting during the first 2 years of life, and in particular variety of stimulation and play materials had the strongest correlation with first-grade achievement.

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POPS Forces shaping cognitive development

by nycscharf 7-25-2008

This article in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry concludes that aspirations, attitudes to learning and styles of interaction indirectly influence cognitive development. In other words, parenting REALLY matters.

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POPS First Years Last a Lifetime

by nycscharf 7-25-2008

This Clinical Pediatrics abstract calls pediatricians to consider the long-term impact of early childhood experiences in order to promote "proven best intervention practices."

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POPS JAMA article builds case for early intervention

by nycscharf 7-25-2008

The nature of scientific studies makes it difficult to "prove" the positive and persistent changes in human development achieved by early intervention - but this article states that the evidence is mounting.

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POPS Early childhood intervention works in Chicago

by nycscharf 7-25-2008

This study of the long-term effects of preschool intervention in 25 Chicago sites and found positive results in years of education completed, rates of juvenile arrest, and violent arrests.

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POPS Early intervention works

by nycscharf 7-25-2008

This study, out of UNC, found that early intervention BEFORE children reached school age had impact well beyond the first years of school.

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POPS Mothering impacts children's social-emotional competence

by nycscharf 7-24-2008

This Child Development Journal article indicates that a mothers actions effectively predict a child's social-emotional competence in preschool, which is in turn, important for classroom learning.

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POPS Parenting impacts children's learning

by nycscharf 7-24-2008

This Child Development Journal reports on an ongoing study of the impact of parenting practices (correlated with SES).

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POPS Discussing, modeling and providing books

by nycscharf 7-23-2008

This stat from Harvard is why "Reach Out and Read" has such a tremendous impact.

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POPS Parents impact social and cognitive development

by nycscharf 7-23-2008

This Harvard study is helpful because it finds that parents' frequency of language and literacy engagement has a developmental impact "for all children, across cultural, social and ethnic groups."

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POPS Home resources predict early literacy skills

by nycscharf 7-23-2008

The way to educational reform is through parents BEFORE children reach school age.

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POPS Earlier intervention is more potent

by nycscharf 7-21-2008

If parent education begins when a child reaches school age, it is remediation. Engaging parents before birth and in the early years pays the highest dividends in children's achievement, attitudes and behavior

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POPS Parents are the key to educational reform

by nycscharf 7-21-2008

Harvard's finding is a tall order, but is the only way to sustainable educational change.

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POPS Harvard finds family involvement predicts literacy achievement

by nycscharf 7-21-2008

In short: family involvement overcomes differences in parental level of education and "exceptional achievement rewards associated with high family involvement."

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POPS Harvard's finding: focus on parents

by nycscharf 7-21-2008

The Harvard Family Research Project named the primary implication of the First 5 California initiative as supporting family literacy and parenting education to ensure school readiness.

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POPS Family support and education promote school readiness

by nycscharf 7-21-2008

First 5 California found family support and education, and connection to community services to be key.

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POPS Increase parent involvement, increase child learning

by nycscharf 7-21-2008

Parent involvement affects not only literacy, but social and emotional development critical for school success.

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POPS Parent involvement relates to higher literacy

by nycscharf 7-21-2008

Parents are THE key to a child's early education

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POPS Most accurate predictor of student achievement

by nycscharf 7-21-2008

ERIC study of family involvement

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POPS Protecting kids from porn

by nycscharf 2-14-2007

The article is half right. It is of utmost importance that we teach our kids to think about what they encounter - and also that we teach them how to avoid it.

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POPS Normal Cold in ND

by nycscharf 2-5-2007

ND is the measure of cold.

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POPS Manhattan apartment prices

by nycscharf 1-5-2007

What a ridiculously expensive place to live!

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POPS C.S. Lewis on Praise

by nycscharf 1-4-2007

In this classic text, Lewis brilliantly connects worship with delight.

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POPS Phonograms

by nycscharf 12-28-2006

This is the Riggs list of 71 phonograms.