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Blerd’s Paradise: Finding Community Helped These ‘Black Nerds’ Find Themselves

Finding safe spaces for authentic self-expression is helping Black nerds harness the most powerful weapon against bullying: self-love. ByHannah Nwoko Published on October 2, 2023 https://www.parents.com/blerd-s-paradise-7636696?hid=64851f31934877e835e4832e13a7f70676f65c46&did=10882729-20231102&lctg=64851f31934877e835e4832e13a7f70676f65c46 Omizie, a 16-year-old Canadian student, remembers the first time her mom put Sailor Moon on TV when she was little. She was so enchanted by the beautiful outfits and […]

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How Your Phone Habits Could Affect Your Child’s Language Development

Research has linked parental cell phone usage to impaired language development in kids. Keep reading to learn more about the connection, plus tips for weaning off your cell phone at home. ByLeanne Sherred, MS, CCC-SLP Published on October 10, 2023 Your phone contains a whole world: work, friends, news, games. No wonder it’s so easy

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Age-Appropriate Chores for Kids: Getting Children to Help Around the House

By Rory Halperin Updated on November 3, 2020 https://www.parents.com/toddlers-preschoolers/development/behavioral/are-you-choosing-the-right-chores/?hid=64851f31934877e835e4832e13a7f70676f65c46&did=10475528-20231007&lctg=64851f31934877e835e4832e13a7f70676f65c46 Experts often recommend assigning chores to your children—it fosters responsibility, boosts self-esteem, and helps them feel like an important part of the family. Daily or weekly chores also teach children skills they’ll use throughout their lives, such as setting priorities. The earlier kids learn to incorporate

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Mystery of Why Humans Die Around 80 May Finally Be Solved

The Telegraph The mystery of why humans die at around 80, while other mammals live far shorter or longer lives, may finally have been solved by scientists. Humans and animals die after amassing a similar number of genetic mutations, researchers have found, suggesting the speed of DNA errors is critical in determining the lifespan of

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Update your student privacy practices for 2023–24.

https://www.educationadminwebadvisor.com/ As the new academic year gets underway, you need to ensure that your college or university adheres to the current, far-reaching requirements of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). This year, you will confront a growing wave of cybersecurity attacks, third-party data partnerships, and parental requests for academic and health details. You

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‘Why Do You Still Have Lightning Bugs? Ours Are All Gone.’

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/opinion/mosquitoes-lawns-pesticides.html We’ve lost a few trees here over the decades, and our neighborhood has lost uncountably more. But there are still many trees in this yard. Every year we plant new saplings, and together the trees, old and young, make a sanctuary for us all, humans and lightning bugs alike. We leave the leaves where they

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Diversity trainings

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/17/opinion/dei-trainings-effective.html In the case of D.E.I., Dr. Dobbin and Dr. Kalev warn that diversity trainings that are mandatory, or that threaten dominant groups’ sense of belonging or make them feel blamed, may elicit negative backlash or exacerbate pre-existing biases. Many popular contemporary D.E.I. approaches meet these criteria. They often seem geared more toward sparking a

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MLK day

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, in the United States, holiday (third Monday in January) honoring the achievements of Martin Luther King, Jr. The holiday is similar to holidays set under the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. King was a Baptist minister who advocated the use of nonviolent means to end racial segregation, he first came to

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