Word: parented
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Finally, behavioral sex differences show up long before any baby could possibly perceive subtle differences be tween his parents or know which parent he is expected to imitate. "A useful strategy," says Harvard Psychologist Jerome Kagan, "is to assume that the earlier a particular difference appears, the more likely it is to be influenced by biological factors...
...registered nurse's child is enrolled. It is operated with funds from the Federal Government, the state and the local school district. The cost of caring for each child is estimated at close to $2,400 a year. Only a small fraction of that cost is met by parents, who pay fees that vary with their incomes. Those on welfare, like the nurse, pay as little as $15.60 per month, while a parent earning, say, $6,000 a year would be charged...
...maintains a teacher-child ratio of 1 to 5. Teachers are college-trained for their jobs, put in an eight-hour day, and are occasionally aided by mothers. Open from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m., the center offers activities such as storytelling, dramatics, creative arts and simple scientific demonstrations. Parents are enthusiastic. A black mother says: "This school is marvelous. It deepens your involvement with your own children." Adds a white parent: "It's not just a baby-sitting factory. We have a real sense of community...
...reality, the laws about saluting the flag were not a major plank in my platform. Included in my platform were the more important issues of drug education, revision of the negative discipline code, rearrangement of the educational priorities (from administrator back to teacher), creation of an enhanced parent-teacher partnership, utilization of the schools for recreational purposes, and the instigation of a program to eliminate racial tension...
...five Mafia families, held a rally in Madison Square Garden, raising a $600,000 war chest to stop the production as a slur on Italian-Americans. Close to 100 letters of protest came in from Senators, Congressmen and New York State legislators. The Manhattan offices of Paramount's parent company, Gulf & Western, twice had to be evacuated because of bomb threats. In Los Angeles, police told the movie's producer, Al Ruddy, that his car was being tailed, and Ruddy switched cars with his secretary. She parked his in front of her house, and the next morning found...