News tagged with urban children
New study examines link between child care subsidies and childhood obesity
(Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in the Journal of Urban Economics by ASU's Chris Herbst, along with Erdal Tekin of Georgia State University, focuses on analyzing the impact of subsidized child care o ...
Dec 14, 2011 |
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One million more children living in poverty since 2009, new census data released today shows
Between 2009 and 2010, one million more children in America joined the ranks of those living in poverty, bringing the total to an estimated 15.7 million poor children in 2010, an increase of 2.6 million since the recession ...
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Urban children are healthier commuters than rural teens
The children most likely to walk or cycle to school live in urban areas, with a single parent, and in an economically disadvantaged home, according to survey results that were published in Pediatrics today by Dr. Roman Pabayo ...
Jul 04, 2011 |
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Study finds mentorship program successfully fights childhood obesity
A program pairing healthy young adults with urban middle school students helped the adolescents adopt healthy habits, active lifestyles and a healthy weight, according to a new study from the University of Maryland School ...
Aug 02, 2010 |
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Kids understand the relationship between humans and other animals
Parents, educators and developmental psychologists have long been interested in how children understand the relationship between human and non-human animals. For decades, the consensus was that as children begin reasoning ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 17, 2010 |
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Animals talk, sing and act like humans?
How do children reason about the natural world? How do they understand the relation between human and non-human animals?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 10, 2010 |
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Children's cognitive ability can be affected by mother's exposure to urban air pollutants
A study by the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) carried out in Krakow, Poland has found that prenatal exposure to pollutants can adversely affect children's cognitive development at age 5, confirming ...
Apr 20, 2010 |
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New study raises concerns about screen time among urban children with asthma
Urban children with asthma engage in an average of an hour more of screen time daily than the maximum amount American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends. This is the first study to examine screen time among children with ...
Feb 04, 2009 |
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