Raising a Moral Child

By ADAM GRANTAPRIL 11, 2014

What does it take to be a good parent? We know some of the tricks for teaching kids to become high achievers. For example, research suggests that when parents praise effort rather than ability, children develop a stronger work ethic and become more motivated.

Summer Activites

Beaches and Wading Pools

Bunker Beach

Bunker Beach is 8.5 acres of fun! We are Minnesota's largest outdoor waterpark!
Address: Bunker Hills Regional Park 701 County Road A, Coon Rapids, MN 55433
763-767-2895 InfoLine
763-767-2895 Group Reservations
Bunker Beach is open daily, from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., from the first Saturday in June, through Labor Day.
Regular Admission
Guest over 48" - $15 per day
Guest under 48" or Senior Citizen (age 62 and over) - $12 per day
Under 1 year of age - free
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Cooperation

Cooperation is the ability to balance one’s own needs with someone else’s. We often think of cooperation as children doing what adults want. That is compliance. True cooperation means a joint effort—a give and take that is mutually satisfying. To develop a cooperative spirit in children, we need to help them understand how our requests and rules are good for everyone.

How to find an affordable summer camp

By Raechel Conover, Cheapism.com                    

 

 

You can send your kids to a fun, fulfilling camp this summer without breaking the bank.

E. Coli in Chicken Linked to Urinary Tract Infections

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have long believed that urinary tract infections are typically caused by a person's own E. coli bacteria, but a new Canadian study suggests the bacteria may more often than not come from chickens.

Character and Failure

By PAUL TOUGH Published: September 14, 2011

Dominic Randolph can seem a little out of place at Riverdale Country School — which is odd, because he’s the headmaster. Riverdale is one of New York City’s most prestigious private schools, with a 104-year-old campus that looks down grandly on Van Cortlandt Park from the top of a steep hill in the richest part of the Bronx.

Persistence

 ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families

 

Persistence is the desire to have an impact on the world, and the determination to act on that desire.  While children are born with a motivation to explore and learn, persistence helps them accomplish their goals.  Following are examples of how persistence develops in the first three years:

Love, Learning, and Routines

ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families

For most of us, our lives involve a series of patterns—routines we perform almost every day, like stopping at the same place each day for coffee on the way to work. This is also very true for babies and toddlers. While we play a part in creating routines in our children’s lives, we may not fully realize the role they play in young children's development.

Benefits of Meditation

By Jennifer Abbasi

Meditation used to feel like something reserved for yoga addicts, but growing research is showing benefits for the mind and body that every one of us could use.

Five Key Happiness Skills

From Happify

Optimism, self-confidence, gratitude, hope, compassion, purpose, empathy—these are all qualities that anyone can own. You just have to learn how. And doing so will change your life.

Chicken as Reservoir for Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli in Humans, Canada

Volume 18, Number 3—March 2012

Abstract

We previously described how retail meat, particularly chicken, might be a reservoir for extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) causing urinary tract infections (UTIs) in humans. To rule out retail beef and pork as potential reservoirs, we tested 320 additional E. coli isolates from these meats. Isolates from beef and pork were significantly less likely than those from chicken to be genetically related to isolates from humans with UTIs. We then tested whether the reservoir for ExPEC in humans could be food animals themselves by comparing geographically and temporally matched E. coli isolates from 475 humans with UTIs and from cecal contents of 349 slaughtered animals. We found genetic similarities between E. coli from animals in abattoirs, principally chickens, and ExPEC causing UTIs in humans. ExPEC transmission from food animals could be responsible for human infections, and chickens are the most probable reservoir.