Information for parents to help and support overweight children, including causes, diagnosis, providing help through support and good attitudes about eating, and a list of recommended books. (
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/over_child.htm
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This website has information for parents and children about infections, behaviour and emotions, food and fitness, and growing up healthy. Games and animations are used to illustrate health points. (
http://www.kidshealth.org/
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Information about immunizations, physical growth, high blood pressure, vision and hearing, safety, and other child health topics. (
http://www.healthykids.com/hk/category.jhtml?categoryid=/templatedata/hk/category/data/HK...
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Read about the Bogalusa heart study, called "Heart Smart," the most detailed study of children's risk for coronary heart disease. (
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1189/is_1_276/ai_112168477/print
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The website of the Canadian Paediatric Society provides information on child health; includes the latest information on treatments, vaccinations, and programs for Aboriginal children and immigrant children. (
http://www.cps.ca
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The website of the Canadian Cancer Society discusses what to do when your child has cancer, including telling the child, talking with and supporting the child, and getting the appropriate services and supports. (
http://www.cancer.ca/ccs/internet/standard/0,3182,3172_367500__langId-en,00.html
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The website of the Learning Disabilities Association of Canada, with resources and extensive web connections to many learning disabilities topics, including early identification, interventions, and advocacy. (
http://www.ldac-taac.ca
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Includes many resources about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), including what it is, what causes and does not cause it, educational options, treatments, medical management, and controversial interventions. (
http://www.chadd.org
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The website of the Council of Exceptional Children; includes links to many different aspects of special education and issues involving children who are exceptional. (
http://www.cec.sped.org/
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A brief introduction to Piaget and the education of young children, with related links to further information. (
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/students/earlycld/ea1lk1.htm
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The principles of Piaget are applied to learning at each of the stages of cognitive development, with specific strategies and ideas described. (
http://teach.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/cogsys/piagtuse.htmlhttp://www.newfoundations.com/GA...
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Explore many different aspects of memory, including working memory, remembering how and why, forgetting, memory games, and other topics. (
http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/links.html
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This article mainly involves an interview with Robert Siegler, a leading expert on children's information processing. In the interview, Siegler discusses the importance of strategies in processing information. (
http://www.psy.cmu.edu/~siegler/bio-info.html
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Extensive links to information about critical thinking, including a brief history of the concept, recommended readings, basic questions and answers, and many critical thinking resources. (
http://skills.fullcoll.edu/skillsonline1.html
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The website for Schools of Thought, with information about Fostering a Community of Learners and other innovative educational programs for children. (
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/News/research/ravs97/ravs97_10.html
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Consists of an article, "What is 'successful' intelligence?" written by Sternberg. Discusses educational applications of his triarchic theory of intelligence. (
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NQM/is_4_43/ai_n8686065/print
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Extensive links to websites with information about Gardner's multiple intelligences view, including Gardner's recent conceptualization of an eighth intelligence (naturalist), how technology can be used to enhance multiple intelligences, and Gardner's personal website. (
http://www.miresearch.org/
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Cultural bias in intelligence testing is addressed in these two articles via a discussion of the latest issues and concerns related to this important topic in human development' (
http://www.wilderdom.com/personality/intelligenceCulturalBias.htmlhttp://www.apa.org/moni...
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Teresa Amabile, a leading researcher in creativity, discusses her current research interests and lists her publications. (
http://dor.hbs.edu/fi_redirect.jhtml?facInfo=bio&facEmId=tamabile
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Project Zero's mission is to enhance learning, thinking, and creativity in the arts and other disciplines. This website describes the Project's current directions and research, which include creativity and leadership, art works for schools, a visual thinking curriculum, an education and arts project, and Arts Propel, which involves an integration of teaching and assessment. (
http://pzweb.harvard.edu/
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