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POPSEarly intervention reduces violence A study from Duke University published in Child Development Journal points to the early roots of teen violence and finds that early intervention with parents and children can prevent serious violent behavior in adolescence.
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POPSObama's 0-5 plank This plank of Obama's platform has tremendous potential IF it treats parents as responsible and partners with businesses, schools and organizations to empower them.
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POPSAAP encourages "true toys" It has come to the time when we need the academy of pediatrics to tell us that blocks and dolls are both good and important.
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POPSReconsidering Education Reform This NY Times article highlights three reformers (one of whom, Geoffrey Canada, is a doer) in challenging the traditional assumptions of education reform. The point is that schools and their teachers can't solve problems that exist in families and communities. What the article doesn't point out is the necessity of treating parents as responsible partners (which is precisely what Canada is doing through his 'Baby College'). When that becomes part of the dialogue, then change can begin.