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Suppose your sister has asked you what you are learning about how to keep school-age children healthy. She has two kids, ages 6 and 10, and she wants advice about nutrition, exercise, and safety. Write a letter giving her advice.
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Write a set of at least three recommendations for parents who want to help their kids avoid being overweight. Explain the rationale behind each recommendation.
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List and describe in your own words three cognitive advances that Piaget suggested children make in the concrete operational stage of cognitive development.
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Write instructions for using a mnemonic technique, in terms that an average 9-year-old reader could understand.
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In your own words, why is IQ testing controversial? List and explain at least three reasons.
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Summarize the whole-language versus phonics debate. What do most researchers recommend now?
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Provide an example other than that listed in the textbook of how each of the following factors can influence a child's school performance: the child, parenting practices, socioeconomic status, the educational system, the school environment, and the culture.
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