by PediaBlog | Mar 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
There may be no better way, research suggests, of lowering stress, improving feelings of well-being and preventing mental illness than spending time outdoors. And it doesn’t take much time to achieve those benefits, either. About 20 minutes spent in a...
by PediaBlog | Feb 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
*This post originally appeared on The PediaBlog on February 22, 2013. This Is Your Brain On Rock This is interesting: Young children learning to play the drums, or a tiny violin, or the piano might not be making music to their parents’ ears, but they...
by PediaBlog | Feb 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
A little more than two years ago, the American Academy of Pediatrics updated their recommendations on the optimum quantity and quality of screen time for children. Among the new guidelines in the AAP’s policy statement entitled “Media and Young...
by PediaBlog | Jan 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
*This post originally appeared on The PediaBlog on January 25, 2016: Pb Its atomic number is 82 on the periodic table. Pb — Plumbum in Latin. Lead is a heavy metal that is present deep within Earth’s crust. Because of its abundance, ease of...
by PediaBlog | Jan 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
Nobody is perfect. We’ve all got something going on — something that makes us different from everyone else; something that may physically, emotionally, or socially disable us in some way; something that makes it more difficult for those we know and...