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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Is 90 the new 85?
The good news is that we’re living longer. A new Census Bureau Report commissioned by the National Institutes of Health predicts that by 2050, 9 million Americans will be 90 years or older. And if you make it to 90, chances are good you’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged education, getting older, older generation, Parents as Teachers, supporting retirement
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We’re thankful for parent educators.
What are you thankful for this season? Parents as Teachers is thankful for parent educators like these. These are the trained professionals who: give families the education and support they need to promote their children’s healthy development … Continue reading
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Who’s got your back?
It happened again in St. Louis: a young mother overwhelmed by a crying baby lost control, beat and killed her 1-year-old child. In a similar case a quarter century earlier, the judge noted that the mother was “simply ill-equipped to be a mother…she … Continue reading
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Tagged child abuse, parenting skills, Parents as Teachers, protective factors, strong families
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Here’s a simple way to help your child do well in school
Show up. That’s the message Hedy Chang gave an audience at this week’s Parents as Teachers Conference. School success goes hand in hand with good attendance, she said. Starting as early as kindergarten, too many absences can cause children to … Continue reading
Today is national Parents as Teachers Day!
November 8 is national Parents as Teachers Day…a day to recognize the thousands of organizations offering Parents as Teachers services across the country and around the world. Here’s to the thousands of parent educators who give parents of young children … Continue reading
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