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Nature Helps Children with Attention Problems and more... Nature Helps Children with Attention Problems Parents and teachers the world over will tell you that getting children outside improves their ability to concentrate when come back inside. I can feel the need of my fifth and sixth grade students to get moving after 45 minutes to an hour of seated activity. They need to clear their minds, and get some blood flowing. Parents know that when their children are fighting with siblings, being loud and crazy, or just not following directions, it might be a good time to redirect them... Read the whole entry at Non-Toxic Kids »     
New Climate Change Standards for Schools (it's about time!) There's been little guidance for teachers about how to teach students about climate change. And since we've moved a great deal from this being "controversial" to global warming simple being based on sound science, educators need to consider how to teach this topic in a way that will inspire and educate students and not scare them. Thankfully, Mark McCaffrey of the National Center for Science Education, has been thinking about this too. He is quoted on the developing standards... Read the whole entry at Non-Toxic Kids »  Watch an 8 year old girl tell Dr. Oz: Organics aren't snobby, but safer and healthier!
When Dr. Oz wrote about how organic foods were no healthier then conventional foods, I was stunned, like many healthy food advocates, environmentalists, and organic farmers. Here was a famous health advocate, someone who expouses the merits of eating whole foods, telling Americans to eat BPA laden canned foods? He said: "Organic food is great, it's just not very democratic. As a food lover, I enjoy truffle oil, European cheeses and heirloom tomatoes as much as the next person.... Read the whole entry at Non-Toxic Kids » 
6 Tips for Prolonged Latent Labor (when patience is running thin!) And everyone, everyone is all-- "when's that baby gonna come!" and "feel anything yet?" to "you look like you are going to pop!" which is simply just loads of fun.
... Read the whole entry at Non-Toxic Kids »  Moms Not Lovin It! (McDonalds, stop marketing unhealthy food to our kids) Moms are tired of fighting corporate fast food marketing at the grocery store, on TV, in movies, online, on the radio, and even in our schools. For Mother's Day, let's call on McDonald's to stop the aggressive marketing to children! The White House , four federal agencies (FTC, FDA, CDC, and the USDA) and the American Academy of Pediatrics have all recommended that McDonald’s and its competitors stop promoting junk food to children, finding that marketing to children under 8 is... Read the whole entry at Non-Toxic Kids » 
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