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Radfahren am Rechner lernen: Uni Kassel entwickelt 3D-Videospiel für Verkehrserziehung

By Guest PostJuly 15, 2014Scienceammar tahir, besnik muqaku, bitter taste, children, jan vanden bulck, omer terzi, rechner, sexual dreams, sexual media, uni kassel, violent dreams, violent media, yakup cetin

Lehrkräfte können für die Verkehrserziehung in Zukunft einen virtuellen Fahrradparcours zusammenstellen. Möglich macht das ein neues 3D-Videospiel, das das Fachgebiet Technische Informatik der Uni Kassel entwickelt hat. Interessierte Lehrkräfte können den Simulator kostenfrei testen.

Wissenschaftler der Uni Kassel haben ein 3D PC-Spiel zur Verkehrserziehung an Schulen programmiert. Der Simulator RMS Fahrradwelt soll Lehrkräfte dabei unterstützen, komplexe Verkehrssituationen nachzustellen. „Schülerinnen und Schüler zwischen acht und zwölf Jahren können so ihre Fahrradkenntnisse überprüfen und beispielsweise Vorfahrtsregeln einüben“, sagte Yasser Jaffal, Wissenschaftler des Fachgebiets. (more…)

Peer support shows promise in epilepsy fight

By Guest PostMarch 28, 2013General, Healthchildren, debilitating stigma, developing world, epilepsy, epilepsy in africa, epilepsy patients, epilepsy related stigma, epileptic seizures, gretchen birbeck, melissa elafros, michigan state university, peer support groups, treatment, village of chikankata, zambia

Peer support groups show promise for combating the debilitating stigma that surrounds epilepsy in much of the developing world, according to a new study led by a Michigan State University medical student.

The researchers report in the journal Epilepsy and Behavior that young people with the disease felt significantly less stigmatized after meeting regularly to discuss their illness. (more…)

Children’s Books

By Guest PostMarch 5, 2013Culture, Educationacting cool, backpack, books, character issues, children, early childhood, invitation slip up, magnolia elementary school, reading specialist, stephanie guzman, sticky fins, university of delaware, young daughter

UD alumna, educator writes books to help children deal with challenges

After Stephanie Guzman graduated from the University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development in 2001 as an early childhood education major, her first position was as a second grade teacher at a Title I school.

While Title I schools are designed to improve the academic proficiency for children from disadvantaged areas, Guzman found her students had character issues that needed to be addressed as well. (more…)

‘The Philosophical Child’: A book for when your child asks, ‘Why are we here?’

By Guest PostJanuary 10, 2013Generalambassador, blog, cascadia community college, children, co inquirer, david shapiro, jana mohr lone, meaning of childhood, michael rosenthal, natural philosopher, Nature, new book, philosophical discussion, philosophical self, question, sara goering, the philosophical child, university of washington

Children are natural philosophers, says Jana Mohr Lone of the University of Washington Department of Philosophy.

Lone, an affiliate faculty member and director of the Northwest Center for Philosophy for Children, says she wrote her new book, “The Philosophical Child,” to help parents, teachers and other adults conduct conversations with children about life’s mysteries.

The center was founded in 1996 and became affiliated with the UW in 1999. In 2008, Lone started writing a blog titled “Wondering Aloud: Philosophy with Young People,” that she still maintains, often analyzing children’s books for their philosophical content. (more…)

Putin signs ‘anti-Magnitsky’ law

By Guest PostDecember 28, 2012Media, Politicsamerican citizens, children, citizen, dima yakovlev, federation council, freedoms, human rights, kremlin, law, magnitsky act, nonprofit organization, orphan, political ngos, russian children, russian federation, russian president, sphere of protection, state duma, state policy, us citizenship, vladimir putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, December 28^th, signed the law, which had been passed in response to the USA’s “Magnitsky Act”. The law has been dubbed in Russia as the “Law of Dima Yakovlev” (named after the boy, who died in a hot car in the U.S.).

The full title of the law is “On measures against persons involved in violations of fundamental human rights and freedoms, rights and freedoms of citizens of the Russian Federation.” Previously, the bill was approved by the State Duma and the Federation Council. (more…)

Television: Chronicle of a Death Foretold?

By Guest PostNovember 24, 2012Mediaandre h caron, balance of time, bell media, calgary, canadian productions, canadian programming, children, creation, cross canada study, cyms, endangered, Environment, made in canada, media platform, montreal, nuclear family, publication, quality, quebec, social impact, st john, television, television programs, toronto, tv, université de montréal, vancouver, young canadians

Not only is TV not endangered, but it also has a unifying social impact on the nuclear family across the country. This is the main conclusion of a cross-Canada study—Are the Kids All Right?—on the television viewing habits of families with at least one child aged between 9 and 12 years. The study was conducted by a team of researchers led by André H. Caron, professor of communications at the Université de Montréal and Director of the Centre for Youth and Media Studies (CYMS).

“Young Canadians today live in a different world than that experienced by previous generations. In this context, many well-placed observers have predicted the impending death of television,” says Dr. Caron. “We wanted to test the veracity of this statement, so we set out to meet 80 different families (over 200 participants) to determine the current place of the small screen that has shaped so many childhoods since its creation.” (more…)

Foster Kids do Equally Well when Adopted by Gay, Lesbian or Heterosexual Parents

By Guest PostOctober 22, 2012Generaladoption, california, children, clinical psychologist, county, foster care, gay, heterosexual, high risk, iq score, jill waterman, justin lavner, lesbian, letitia anne peplau, los angeles, multiple, national science foundation, parents, premature birth, psychologist, risk factor, ucla, united states

High-risk children adopted from foster care do equally well when placed with gay, lesbian or heterosexual parents, UCLA psychologists report in the first multi-year study of children adopted by these three groups of parents.

The psychologists looked at 82 high-risk children adopted from foster care in Los Angeles County. Of those children, 60 were placed with heterosexual parents and 22 were placed with gay or lesbian parents (15 with gay male parents and seven with lesbian parents). (more…)

Exercise May Lead to Better School Performance for Kids with ADHD

By Guest PostOctober 17, 2012Health, Scienceadhd, american children, attention, brain activity, cartoon fish, challenge, charles hillman, children, computer game, daniel picchietti, deficit, disorder, eeg cap, error, exercise, hyperactivity, inhibitory control, journal, kids, matthew pontifex, michigan, mistake, nonpharmaceutical treatment, pediatrics, physical activity, physical education, program, state university, swimming, treadmill, walking briskly

EAST LANSING, Mich. — A few minutes of exercise can help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder perform better academically, according to a new study led by a Michigan State University researcher.

The study, published in the current issue of the Journal of Pediatrics, shows for the first time that kids with ADHD can better drown out distractions and focus on a task after a single bout of exercise. Scientists say such “inhibitory control” is the main challenge faced by people with the disorder. (more…)

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