The only bright spot is dairy farms. Olson based his estimates on data from the Southwestern Minnesota Farm Business Management Association. Parents really do matter A theory that parents and parenting don't matter to the ultimate development of a child is sweeping the country. Alan Sroufe, with the U's Institute of Child Development, says parenting does indeed matter, and he has studied child development for more than 20 years. It predicts later development better than any other single thing that can be measured.
Early experience is the basis for strong supporting structures in a child's life.
Good quality care is associated with fewer behavior and emotional problems. While some researchers say peer groups are the most important element in a child's development, Sroufe says peers are only one element that affects children. I can see clearly now There's been discussion in the media lately about just how important it is for worker morale to have office windows that open. While the experts clock in on that topic, U employees are just happy to see the skyline again. It had been more than seven years since all the windows on the Twin Cities campus had been washed, and plenty of the glass hadn't seen anything but a good rain for at least a decade.