The Weight of the Nation

The Guardian - Peter DeWitt "We have a perfect storm [...]

October 24th, 2012|Categories: Exercise, Health, Recess, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, School|

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Peel Region ready to fight obesity with urban design

The Star - Tess Kalinowski "Instead of scolding people to [...]

October 23rd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Canada, Child Development, Childhood Obesity, Children, Culture, Current Events, Education, Exercise, Health, Learning, News, Nutrition, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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President Clinton announces fitness collaboration to fight childhood obesity

The Examiner - Yvonne P. Mazzulo "In an effort to [...]

October 22nd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Childhood Obesity, Children, Culture, Current Events, Education, Exercise, Health, Learning, News, Nutrition, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Brain Storm

Scholastic - Caralee Adams "As neuroscientists begin to figure out [...]

October 10th, 2012|Categories: Brain, Education, Exercise, Research, Teacher, Teaching|Tags: Education, School|

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Limit children’s screen time, expert urges

BBC - Hannah Richardson "The amount of time children spend [...]

October 9th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Education, England, Exercise, Great Britain (UK), Health, Internet, Learning, News, Parenting, Social Media, Teacher, Television, United Kingdom|Tags: Education, schools|

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Kids, media and obesity: Too much ‘screen time’ can harm your child’s health

The Chicago Tribune - Sue Hubbard, M.D. "A recent study [...]

October 2nd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Obesity, Children, Current Events, Education, Exercise, Health, Learning, News, Social Media, Teacher, Television, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Competitive team sports will alienate inactive schoolchildren, report says

The Guardian - Denis Campbell "Ministers' insistence on competitive team [...]

October 2nd, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Behavior, Britain, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Culture, Current Events, Education, England, Exercise, Great Britain (UK), Learning, News, Sports, Teacher, United Kingdom, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Set aside a day to walk to school

FOX 10 TV - Staff Writer "Walk to School events [...]

September 30th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Child Development, Childhood Education, Childhood Obesity, Children, Education, Exercise, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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A Matter of Minutes

The Huffington Post - David Katz, M.D. "Now comes the [...]

September 29th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Child Development, Childhood Education, Childhood Obesity, Children, Current Events, Education, Exercise, Health, Learning, News, Physical Education, Playing, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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School Lunches, Vending Machines Threat To U.S. Fight Against Obesity, Military Leaders Say

The Huffington Post - Staff Writer " Former U.S military [...]

September 25th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Child Development, Childhood Obesity, Children, Education, Exercise, Health, Learning, News, Nutrition, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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