Home and Family Resources
- Home & Family
- December 15, 2010
The rise of typepads and keyboards is rewriting school curricula, raising questions about the value of old-fashioned penmanship and fueling debates that divide parents and teachers. Some kids now sign their names in block letters. What does it mean that many kids are not being taught penmanship these days? Signing one's name, one's signature… being able
READ MOREWhile working as a flight attendant, Nancy Rivard began collecting complimentary toiletry items when staying in hotels, and she asked her co-workers to donate the shampoos and soaps they, too, had collected from hotels. Then, when Rivard was on a layover at an airport just a short drive to a Bosnian refugee camp, she delivered the toiletries
READ MOREPromising young environmentalists are learning how to become the environmental leaders of tomorrow in a special nature conservancy program. NBC Nightly News, 9/26/2011
READ MOREWe tend to feel better about ourselves when we behave in a manner that we think is worthy of our own respect. Check out these 8 tips to keep in mind when you doubt yourself, such as doing a good deed, making small gestures of good citizenship, facing your fear and keeping a resolution. Psych
READ MORENatalie Cole, a 9 time Grammy Award winner, plans to meet with leading patient advocates in Washington, D.C., to discuss the Tune In to Hep C national public health initiative. The Grammy winner was diagnosed with chronic Hepatitis C in 2008. Cole said, “It doesn’t matter how you fund the virus, it matters what you
READ MOREThis season of "Sesame Street," which premiered today, has added a few new things to its usual mix of song, dance and educational lessons. In its 42nd season, the preschool educational series is tackling math, science, technology and engineering — all problem areas for America's students — in hopes of helping kids measure up. ABC
READ MORE