Topics CHILDREN

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Topics:
CHILDREN

> ESSAYS, ARTICLES, RESOURCES
> Recommended Media:
> Endangered Minds: Why Our Children Don't Think and What We Can Do About It Jane Healey
> Your Child's Growing Mind Jane Healey
> Child development and *why* certain activities are better than others for your kids...how to help with math homework, what to ask your child's teachers
> Online Publications:
> The Future of Children
> Organizations
> Save the Children
> United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
> Children's Defense Fund
> LINKS
> The Children's Issues Centre
> The Centre aims to provide a national interdisciplinary forum for research into and discussion of children's issues.
> Children's Legal Issues - Legal Information Network
> Consumer legal information about children's rights, parental rights,
> adoption, child support, child abuse.
> 1998 State Legislative Summary on Children, Youth
> and Family Issues
> Funding Opportunities Related to Children, Youth, and Families
> The Future of Children
> Kids Peace - The National Center for Kids Overcoming Crisis
> Children's Rights Council
> Education and Learning (Please see Topics: EDUCATION as well)
> Starting points for thought from John Taylor Gatto
> Dumbing Us Down, by John Taylor Gatto
> The Learning Web
> The Council for Exceptional Children
> Media Awareness
> Great site for media literacy, media and kids issues... They have for example a list of suggestions
> for discussion points *during* viewing television with your kids.
> Health
> Child Safety
> Environmental Health Perspectives - Children's Health Issues
> Children's Health Issues Links and resources related to children's health issues including allergies, childhood diseases, and emergencies.