The link below is to an article that reports on how reading books impacts a child’s brain.
For more visit:
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/10/books-growing-brain/all/1
Tag Archives: children
Article: Decline in Children’s Non-Fiction
The link below is to an article that reports on the decline in children’s nonfiction.
For more visit:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/sep/28/decline-childrens-non-fiction-must-stop
Article: Amazon and Sex Tourism Allegations
The link below is to an article reporting on an ebook being sold through Amazon that is alleged to promote child sex tourism.
For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/02/amazon-sex-tourism-pedophilia-love146_n_1735427.html
Article: Attention Span of Children Prevents Reading
I doubt too many people will be surprised by the article linked to below. Children of the entertainment age are no longer reading because of short attention spans and a lack of reading in the home.
For more visit:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/9342391/Children-with-short-attention-spans-failing-to-read-books.html
Article: More Kids Reading Ebooks in the UK
The following link is to an article reporting the rise in ebook readers among kids in the UK.
For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/uk-children-under-10-read-ebooks-on-laptops_b51531
Changing the World: December 17 – Street Children Awareness
This suggestion is one that seeks to raise awareness of a terrible situation that is growing and growing around the world. Today there is a growing crisis – street children. There are far too many kids being forced to live on the streets for various reasons.
More information at:
A response to reading ‘365 Ways to Change the World,’ by Michael Norton
Changing the World: December 16 – Support the Clown Doctors
Today’s suggestion is about getting behind the ‘clown doctors.’ Who are these ‘doctors?’ These are the people who seek to bring humour to the depressing wards of hospitals, especially for children.
Clown Doctors – a good idea that helps kids in hospital.
For more information and how to help:
A response to reading ‘365 Ways to Change the World,’ by Michael Norton
Changing the World: November 27 – Educating the World
Today’s suggestion is about doing something about the many children throughout the world that receive no education or very limited education. This can be especially true of many girls in some countries and seems to be more so in some strict Islamic communities and regions.
It is difficult to know just what can be done in this field by the ‘average Joe,’ so to speak. Whereas individuals may not be able to do a lot personally, they may be able to contribute by being part of a larger organisation that is able to bring pressure to bear on governments around the world.
It is also possible to be part of a humanitarian organisation that seeks to assist people to receive education and/or by donating money to such a group.
For some ideas on this particular suggestion have a look at:
www.campaignforeducation.org & www.unicef.org
A response to reading ‘365 Ways to Change the World,’ by Michael Norton
Changing the World: November 20 – Child Rights
The suggestion for today is about protecting the rights of children. Here in Australia it is sometimes said that children have more rights than their parents and to some extent this does appear to be a sound argument. More needs to be done to ensure parental rights in the area of discipline (note I didn’t say child abuse), etc.
However, throughout the world children face regular exploitation and abuse. The more that can be done to prevent this sort of abuse the better.
For more information on the rights of children visit:
I will always seek to protect the rights of children wherever I see them threatened. This is something that I believe begins right where you live.
A response to reading ‘365 Ways to Change the World,’ by Michael Norton
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