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Family Update: Excercise Makes Kids Smarter, Personalities Set by Grade 1, Cyberstalking, Child Loss Prevention and More

August 10th, 2010

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Jock or nerd? The best of both worlds – Study says being physically fit leads to higher grades:
· Fit kids do better at school, study finds (Globe and Mail)

Back to school is here, but not for you! Your role in your child’s homework life:
· How involved should parents be in children’s homework? (Globe and Mail)

Study: Children’s traits developed by grade 1:
· Personality set for life by first grade, says new study (New York Daily News)

Hopefully ‘managing your money’ and ‘making your OWN lunch’ is next, but for now, new lessons for school include bullying and cyberstalking:
· Lessons on bullying, cyberstalking and defibrillators coming this fall (Parent Central)

Child loss prevention: They’re going to be mischievous, time to get prepared!:
· Prepare a plan for when kids get lost (Calgary Herald)

Whether it’s Mozart or something more modern, playing music rather then listening is what aids brain power:
· Playing music boosts kids’ brain power (Vancouver Sun)

“Why do I have to read Tom Sawyer? Batman is just as good!” – Turns out he wasn’t just making stuff up (or maybe he was).  Comics may bridge reading gap between boys and girls:
· Comics help develop reading skills (Vancouver Sun)

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