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GOD AND MOTHER NATURE: Mister Rogers and the Gift of the Honest Self
It’s 1993. Fred Rogers enters a noisy hotel lobby, taking pictures of the people who have come to meet him. You realize that you have lowered the volume of your voice. I look down at my son, Matthew, who had turned 6 on the day before Halloween. Normally ebullient and...
MAGIC UNDER THE FULL MOON: A Moon Walk Reveals a Natural Classroom
As I rummaged through the drawer of hats and gloves looking for matching pairs, I heard the teakettle whistle in the kitchen, reminding me to make hot chocolate for our thermos. Tonight, our family was going out to play under the full moon. We first started going on...
Denver Tackles Effects of Pollution on Children with Asthma
A partnership between the city of Denver and the private sector has led to the development of state-of-the-art pollution sensor technology to monitor and evaluate air quality in local schools. The real-time, hyper-local air-quality data-monitoring system will enable teachers, administrators, and students to assess the risks of pollution at any given time and take appropriate measures to lessen exposure. The technology will collect, interpret and disseminate data to the community, which can then act on the results in ways that ultimately can benefit not just Denver, but anywhere the technology is used.
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Neighborhood Matters When It Comes to Childhood Obesity
In an analysis of children living in different types of neighborhoods in Seattle, researchers from Seattle Children’s Research Institute found that children who resided in less walkable areas with fewer recreational activities had a higher prevalence of overweight and obesity compared with kids living in more environmentally supportive areas. The study, reported in the journal Obesity, was based on data involving more than 1,200 children ages 6 to 12 who were tracked for two years.
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