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Ministers renege on cookery lessons pledge
Thursday 12. of October 2006By: The Times
GOVERNMENT pledges to tackle childhood obesity were undermined last night by documents revealing that it has rejected advice from its own advisory body to make cookery lessons compulsory.
School failure may be linked to lack of play in early childhood, say experts
Thursday 12. of October 2006By: Alliance for Childhood
College Park, MD—Too little time for unstructured play leads to increased stress for children and parents, according to a new clinical report issued this week by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Nevertheless, many parents and...
MPs say million children suffering poor education
Tuesday 17. of October 2006By: Reuters UK
LONDON (Reuters) - A parliamentary committee said on Tuesday nearly one million children are getting a poor education in English schools, drawing a furious reaction from the government and teachers' unions.
Giant secondary schools make pupils feel like 'cogs in machine'
Wednesday 15. of November 2006By: The Independent
Secondary schools are getting bigger and bigger, fuelling concerns that they are becoming too impersonal to get the best out of their pupils.
Biting back: the 923-calorie burger that takes 9 miles to walk off
Tuesday 07. of November 2006By: The Telegraph
It's the calorific equivalent of downing four and a half pints of lager, gorging on five chocolate bars or scoffing 13 digestive biscuits in one sitting. Weighing in at a belt-busting 923 calories, Burger King's Double Whopper...
Childhood ends earlier as parents pressure children, says survey
Monday 06. of November 2006By: The Guardian
Increasing numbers of parents are pushing their children to read books aimed at a higher age to fast-track their education to the detriment of their development, it is claimed today. A survey comparing the childhood experiences...
TV Really Might Cause Autism
Monday 16. of October 2006By: Slate
Last month, I speculated in Slate that the mounting incidence of childhood autism may be related to increased television viewing among the very young. The autism rise began around 1980, about the same time...