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The concept of parenting and family, depicted using a family-shaped paper cut out being held in hands over a wooden background. This is an image recently used in our blog, but decided to release under Creative Commons Attribution licensing for your free use. You can use it as you wish, though please credit perpetualfostering.co.uk/ with ownership of the image.
In a class taught by faculty Cindy Clough and Kris Barnekow, Occupational Science & Technology students go through exercises on the development of children from 9 weeks old to 9 months old.
Goldfish, who have been used in insults about people’s intelligence for generations, now have a longer attention span than the average person, according to a 2015 study on the effects of electronics on attention spans.
Goldfish can focus for 9 seconds without distraction – but the average human now only 8.
Many point the finger at our smartphone and technology addiction.
Full article here: wannabees.com.au/stop-drop-childs-attention-span/
Sleep is vital to health for everyone but most importantly to children, due to their rapid growth and development in such a small period of time. It is estimated that children should sleep for approximately 50% of the day. This is essential to the development of a child as their behaviours, memory and social skills mature significantly during this time. Sleep studies show that if a child is sleep deprived they may not develop and learn to their full potential and also their physical health could be compromised too.
Fresno State Child, Family & Consumer Sciences department alumna Sara Prieto (Fresno Unified School District special education teacher ((short sleeve top))) and Andrea Beltran (Fresno social worker) ((sweater) talk to upperclass students about their positions and the responsibilities they manage daily in their professions, April 17, 2018, photo by Geoff Thurner, Copyright 2018.