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Family values directly impacts child IQ Date: December-n/a-2007 | County: None : Article Temp: 5 ° The quality of caregiving a child receives within the first two years of life directly affects brain development and IQ n/a listings | n/a Events | Backyardigans news.

Children more active when playground has balls and jump ropes Date: January-n/a-2008 | County: None : Article Temp: 0 ° Increased activity levels help children maintain a healthy weight, the researchers say, which is critical as obesity rates climb nationwide, especially among children. n/a listings | n/a Events | Handy Manny news.

Children with sleep problems have more injuries Date: January-n/a-2008 | County: None : Article Temp: 3 ° A new study by psychologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) finds that toddlers who persistently wake up one or more times a night, at least once a week are at a greater risk for accidental injuries. n/a listings | n/a Events | Nickelodeon news.

Close families raise independent children. Date: January-n/a-2008 | County: None : Article Temp: 5 ° Contrary to common belief, young adults who maintain a close or moderate relationship with their parents exhibit greater independence in their personal lives than those who have a distant relationship. n/a listings | n/a Events | Hannah Montana news.

Women should talk less according to a new study Date: January-n/a-2008 | County: None : Article Temp: 5 ° Silence may be more golden for women, suggests a new study at Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vermont, which found that couples were judged to be less likeable when the woman was more verbally assertive. n/a listings | n/a Events | Drake and Josh news.