Violence in Schools – Teachers might consider using penitentiary guidelines?
Did you know that penitentiaries are required by law to provide two hours per day of outside physical activity as a violence injury prevention initiative? In North American schools, many students don’t even get 15 min. unrestricted recess per day!
Corporate Corruption
Corporate Corruption – Technology, data and pharmaceutical corporations have infiltrated the health and education sectors causing extensive and irreputable harm to children.
Wireless Radiation is NOT SAFE for Children – National Toxicology Program findings indicate “Go Wired” campaign urgently required to protect children.
What is wireless radiation? All devices which operate using electricity emit radiation. Wired or corded devices have insulated cables, preventing leakage of radiation into the surrounding environment. Wireless devices such as routers, cell phones, and tablets, as well as emissions from cell phone towers, are NOT insulated. To effectively transmit and receive signals, wireless devices […]
Pediatrics Summary – Children, Adolescents and Screens: What We Know and What We Need to Learn
An interdisciplinary summit called Children and Screen Time: A Growing Health Crisis was held in Washington DC on Nov. 1, 2017 sponsored by Children and Screens: The Institute of Digital Media and Child Development. Research presented at this summit was published in the November issue of Pediatrics – the official journal of the American Academy […]
Preventing Autism – It might be easier than you think!
Recent shifts in autism research from biological to environmental determinants, has yielded prolific data with exciting implications. This information when applied, could not only prevent autism, but also reduce symptoms in children who already have autism. Interested? This proposed intervention for autism prevention and treatment requires two components 1) absence of screens, and 2) eye […]