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Books for Babies |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / COMMENTARY |
| Author: Cynthia Grenier |
| Publication:
The World & I Online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/2000 |
| Size: 1,254 Words, 7,597 Characters |
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Prison construction is the fastest growth industry in California, the state that leads the nation in setting trends. Children are the fastest-growing segment of the criminal population: Every four minutes a minor is arrested for a violent crime. Factor in that 68 percent of U.S. adults report television viewing as their greatest pleasure--outweighing even friendships and vacations--and you can see we're facing a major problem.
The simplest and easiest thing parents can do--something that will shape their child for life--is to read to him from infancy. There is a growing movement across the nation, starting with prenatal classes, to get parents to read to their newborns, thereby shaping and protecting a future generation. Haunting and dreadful as p...
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...e rage in the making. Reading aloud to children may not resolve all of the ever-increasing problems in our society, but it is surely a simple and inexpensive remedy for some of them.
Reading affirms the bond between parent and child. It sets a child on the path of life as a more confident, curious individual, one more programmed for success and to withstand the challenges of modern life. vbcrlf
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Publication Details
(The World & I Online) |
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The World & I Online is a
comprehensive academic resource that encompasses a broad range of
articles by scholars and experts in the areas of Global Studies,
Liberal Arts, Fine & Applied Arts, General Science, and Spanish.
Originally published monthly in print as The World & I, our site
includes the complete contents since 1986 and continues to publish
a new issue online each month. |
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