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POPSForces shaping cognitive development This article in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry concludes that aspirations, attitudes to learning and styles of interaction indirectly influence cognitive development. In other words, parenting REALLY matters.
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POPSEarly intervention works This study, out of UNC, found that early intervention BEFORE children reached school age had impact well beyond the first years of school.
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POPSL.A bans plastic, and a song :) A new video clip :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cOuyEXq7qg&eurl=http://la.metblogs.com/2008/07/22/la-city-council-votes-to-ban-polystyrene-plastic-bags/
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POPSEarlier intervention is more potent If parent education begins when a child reaches school age, it is remediation. Engaging parents before birth and in the early years pays the highest dividends in children's achievement, attitudes and behavior
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POPSHarvard's finding: focus on parents The Harvard Family Research Project named the primary implication of the First 5 California initiative as supporting family literacy and parenting education to ensure school readiness.