This booklet has been designed to help you provide the best play opportunities for your child, describes how the toy industry and government work together to ensure toy safety and offers simple charts to guide you as you do your toy shopping. We've created our annual holiday calendar. It's 30 days of activities and reminders for a healthy, safe, fun and giving holiday season. SocccerDocs Leads New Trend in Head Protection for Soccer Recent studies and statements by the American medical community have raised awareness of the severity and frequency of head injury in soccer. Here are some ideas to get you and your family started on planning your own special way to celebrate the new millenium.
Research indicates that participation in sports can promote healthy development.
The National Lekotek Center offers tips on how to shop for holiday gifts for children with disabilities. For decades, educators and parents have expressed concern over the ways in which people are portrayed on television. There was a fear that children were getting a skewed concept about people's abilities and character based on stereotypical representations of gender, race, or class. This fear led to a number of research studies that analyzed the television roles of men, women, people of color, and people of various socio-economic levels. Some research suggests that playing video games may affect some children's physical functioning.