By Catherine Gaunt, Nursery World, 23 December 2009 Childcare workers are worth on average nearly ten times what they earn, a new report by think-tank the New Economics Foundation suggests. The study, called ‘A Bit Rich’, calls for a new way of looking at the value of work, beyond how...

“When I first asked my mother to move her answer was a definite ‘No!’” Lynn D. remembers. “To her leaving her home meant abandoning her life, including the memory of her time with my father. Even though I believe the change was absolutely for the best, I couldn’t force her to leave that memory....

“Will I forget my family members and loved ones as I grow older?” “Is there a way to stop the memory loss—forgetting names or why I went to the grocery store—that I’ve begun to experience?” “Am I destined to lose memory as I age?” These questions strike at the heart of the most terrifying...

Being an educator, appropriate developmental and educational toys for my toddler are important to me. Here are a few of my phonics/language arts, geography and science recommendations. Refrigerator Phonics Learning I love these refrigerator learning systems. My daughter perfected her abc’s and...

1. My hands are small. Please don’t expect perfection whenever I make a bed, draw a picture or throw a ball. My legs are short. Please slow down so that I can keep up with you. 2. My eyes have not seen the world as yours have. Please let me explore safely. Don’t restrict me unnecessarily. 3....

Some change in memory is normal as we grow older, but the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease are more than simple lapses in memory. People with Alzheimer’s experience difficulties communicating, learning, thinking and reasoning — problems severe enough to have an impact on an individual’s work,...

Parents are desperately trying to lure their children away from video games and the TV for fear of obesity. Many children today are substituting good reads for TV remote and game controllers. Cindi Brown, a daycare owner expresses “Children who read at an early age seem more content with a good book...

Charlie Powell feels like he lost his dad a long time ago. His dad, who has Alzheimer’s disease, doesn’t just forget who Powell is—he sometimes becomes violent. “Once, me and mom disabled his car so that he couldn’t drive it, and he soon realized what we’d done,” Powell, 50, says. “He...

Alzheimer’s disease is a slow disease, starting with mild memory problems and ending with severe brain damage. The course the disease takes and how fast changes occur vary from person to person. On average, AD patients live from 8 to 10 years after they are diagnosed, though some people may live with...

Alice and Paul were worried about their holiday trip to visit Alice’s mom. Their 6-year-old son, Jack, was still wetting the bed. Every time someone mentioned the trip, Jack said he didn’t want to go. Jack was still embarrassed after last year, when he wet the bed at grandma’s house...