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...payments and in many cases a percentage of sales. The National Soft Drink Association claims that less than 10% of school districts have these exclusive arrangements, but that could still be as many as 1,200 districts. Studies by the World Health Organization, among others, suggest a link between childhood soda consumption and obesity...
...work within both models as a special-education teacher. Your article highlights the pros and cons of each in a fair, unbiased way. The goal is to choose what works for an individual child. Many, many children benefit from both models simultaneously or at different times in their childhood. Treatment is not a competition between ideas; it is a matter of finding what works at a particular moment with an individual child. Kelly Crosby Rochester, New York, U.S. Individuals with autism possess a wealth of trapped talent and ability and need our help to share their riches with the world...
...cafeteria food. But when I saw a friend eating it, I thought, That looks like it could come from any good restaurant. And it's cheaper and easier than eating off campus." Such words herald a small battle won in the big food fight erupting over U.S. lunchrooms. With childhood-obesity rates zooming--more than a three-fold increase in 30 years--schools are under pressure from parents, health officials and legislators to serve something more wholesome than greasy burgers and Tater Tots. Across the U.S., administrators are banning deep-fat fryers from cafeteria kitchens. Sodamakers agreed last month...
...this moment, this fleeting moment of relationship when all you have is now. I'm thinking how many delicious meals I've had with my mother over the past two years where we're just sitting and eating. All we're doing is being there. It's not about childhood issues that weren't perfect. It's not about issues in my 30s that weren't perfect. It's not about what I'll do when she dies. It's about that moment when it's perfect. It's a perfect moment, and it's available...
...approval is the first hurdle for the vaccine, which now faces a committee of the Centers for Disease Control on June 29. It's the CDC's job to decide who should receive the vaccine, and when. They are considering making the vaccine mandatory, like the childhood immunizations against measles and rubella, for all girls aged 11-12. Based on the CDC's recommendation, state officials and private insurers will then determine whether they will pay for the shots - no easy task since the vaccine is given three times over six months and costs $360. In order to be most...