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Reading books which feature an overweight character can help children to lose weight(30/12/2008)
A recent report by Duke Children's Hospital in North Carolina has shown that reading books which feature an overweight character can help children to lose weight. This fact is of no surprise to retired GP Bernard Shevlin. "I was thrilled to hear this story, as it confirms my own findings over the past 17 years. As a busy full-time NHS GP I often encountered children with problems for which there was no easy fix - in fact often no real help at all! My solution was the bedtime story." This is t... [more]
Read-together book for parents to share with their children(16/12/2008)
According to a report by Booktrust, daily reading aloud with children has decreased over the last two years. In 2006, 43% of parents with young children read to them daily, but this figure dropped to 33% in 2008. Lack of time, tiredness and a preference for television were given as the main reasons for this decrease. The study also claimed that "the average four- to five-year-old spends twice as long watching TV than reading with parents." This fact is of great concern to experienced teacher ... [more]
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