The Star – Barbara Turnbull

“A new study says the way preschoolers eat — at the table or in front of a television — is just as important to their health as the types of foods they consume.”(more)

Education News – Christopher Mahon

“So, this is what teachers face when they face a problem class of forty-plus students. They are facing the cumulative influence of many immature kids; the cumulative influence of a fast-paced, superficial technological society; and they are facing the cumulative influence of a media and music culture that is often profane and vulgar. They are facing a group of kids who are not living with enough healthy adult influences in their lives.”(more)

Science Daily – Staff Writer

“Aggression in school-age children may have its origins in children 3 years old and younger who witnessed violence between their mothers and partners, according to a new Case Western Reserve University study.”(more)

USA Today – Michelle Healy

“Bullying and aggressive behavior by a sibling can be as damaging as bullying by a classmate, neighbor or other peer, finds a new study that links it to increased depression, anxiety and anger among victimized kids and teens.”(more)

Education News – Julia Lawrence

“The Sacramento Bee reports that a number of families are filing a lawsuit to stop the district from closing 7 elementary school currently operating in the Sacramento City Unified School District.”(more)

The Star – Jessica McDiarmid

“Often referred to as “redshirting,” — a term borrowed from college sports where it signifies keeping an athlete out of varsity competition for a year to better develop skills — an increasing number of parents are opting to delay kindergarten for kids born late in the year.”(more)

WRCB TV – Staff Writer

“The trick to fatherhood has a lot to do with the brain — and how close a dad gets to his kids. At least that’s the message from a mounting pile of research into the neurological and hormonal cues that translate into fatherly nurturing.”(more)

NPR – Marc Silver

“On Father’s Day and every day, these kids take solace in last moments spent with Dad.”(more)

Live Science – Tia Ghose

“Fathers tend to differ from mothers in their parenting styles, and though it’s not a competition, there are several things that dads do better. From roughhousing to side-by-side activities, here are six arenas in which dads excel.”(more)

USA Today – Troy Vincent

“As the father of five children, I consider one of my most important duties is to be a teacher. That is why this Father’s Day, in return for the gifts I receive, I will reciprocate with the greatest gift I can give my children — the tools required to have and sustain healthy, mature relationships built on mutual respect and trust. To accomplish this, I am on a constant quest to identify teachable moments.”(more)