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...studies on self-control may explain why. The authors argue that applying well-known theories of child development to improving self-control in kids may help prevent later overeating and weight gain. Both trials analyzed data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (SECCYD), a long-term study of more than 1,300 children begun in 1989 at 10 sites across the U.S. SECCYD's mission is to unpack the factors that influence child development and behavior, from parenting choices to social and environmental influences. (See pictures...
...hair color selection program. The United States currently has no laws prohibiting cosmetic trait selection; Dr. Steinberg describes the field as “an uncharted road.” But now that designer babies are a very real possibility, it is important that we act now to prevent a human catastrophe rather than wait until Babies “R” Us becomes more than a brand for baby clothes...
...players, Columbia clawed its way back into the match with the equalizing point—a 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 win for No. 2 Nichifor over Ermakov at No. 3. At No. 4, a similarly resilient Harvard performance by Felton wasn’t enough to prevent defeat—the freshman went down 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (7-9) after a tense third-set tiebreaker with Haig Schneiderman...
...launch as a teaching moment. "Just this morning, we were reminded again of why we need a new and more rigorous approach to address this threat," he said. "This provocation underscores the need for action - not just this afternoon at the U.N. Security Council, but in our determination to prevent the spread of these weapons...
...that by continuing a campaign of low-level security threats, dissidents force police resources normally used to tackle fuel and cigarette smuggling and drug dealing - believed to be the main sources of income for dissident groups - to be diverted to anti-terrorism operations: "The [dissident] rationale is to prevent normal policing. Under normal policing, all the criminal activity they have become addicted to and dependent on would have to cease...