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• Lesbian Lawmaker Denied Chance to Work for Kids

  A Missouri lawmaker has been told she was kept off of a House committee on children and families because other members found her "offensive." What's offensive? That she's a lesbian? Read More... Posted Feb 09 2009, 11:32 AM by JeanneSager with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: missouri, lesbian, homophobia, Lesbians, class size, WIC, lawmakers, Jeanne Sager, welfare reform, Jeanette Mott Oxford, children and families, homophobes, gay lawmakers

• Childcare Relationships and Bickering Parents Affect Kids' Stress Hormones

  It seems self-evident that kids with poor childcare relationships or parents who frequently fight are more stressed than other kids. But now two new studies have established this common sense theory from a biological standpoint, by monitoring the levels of cortisol (the human stress hormone) in preschoolers and 6-year-olds. As parents across the country struggle to afford high quality childcare and to maintain a stable home environment, these studies are unfortunately quite applicable to these trying economic times. Read More... Posted Nov 19 2008, 05:30 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with no comments Filed under: children, kids, preschool, divorce, fighting, stress, teachers, childcare, babysitters, finances, study, expensive, relationships, caregivers, class size, economy, health problems, day care, poor, cost, good, financial crisis, economic crisis, fighting parents, paying the bills, affordable, child care relationships, high qualiy child care, cortisol, psychological problems, paying for childare, parentings, bickering, stressful home life

• Smaller Classes = Healthier Kids

  When I grew up, we routinely were in classes of about 30. I mean, I guess so; what kid counts the other kid in their class? I never did. But having a teacher for a mom, I'm pretty sure that my classes were typically around 30. So when my own kids went to private school and had classes of sometimes as few as 8 kids, topping out at 23, I thought that certainly was different from my own experience. But smaller classes are better, right? Easier for the teacher in terms of how much attention they can lavish on each child? I always thought so. And now there's proof. Sort of. Read More... Posted Oct 17 2007, 01:15 PM by Karen Murphy with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: kids, education, school, it's not the size that counts but what you do with it, class size