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How Much Will Preschool Cost You?

Most preschool fees are comparable to the high prices charged by daycare centers, though few preschools will cost as much as full-day care for an infant. Depending on where you live and the quality of the preschool, costs range from $4,000 to $10,000 per year ($333 to $833 monthly), according to the Child Care Information [...]

Resilience and Pre-School Children

Very young children will only recently have mastered the skills of walking and talking, and they may not be able to express their anxieties and fears. Although you may think they are too young to understand what is happening, even very young children can absorb frightening events from the news or from conversations they overhear.
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Boys Vs. Girls…

For every 100 girls that are conceived 115 boys are conceived.
http://www.wirednewyork.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-3840.html
For every 100 girl babies born there are 105 boy babies born.
http://www.census.gov/prod/2005pubs/06statab/vitstat.pdf

K-12 Education
For every 100 girls enrolled in nursery school there are 112 boys enrolled.
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/school/cps2004.html
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Does being a Stay-At-Home Mom make a Difference for Your Child?

Along with mothers, social scientists have also long debated whether being raised by a stay-at-home parent is better for a child’s social, emotional and intellectual development. 
The latest research shows mixed results. According to an ongoing study by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Bethesda, Md., which has tracked more than 1,300 [...]

New support package to provide valuable help for parents and carers of children with autism

The first ever multi-media support package for parents and carers of children with autism in Northern Ireland has been launched with the aim of ” answering all the questions that need answered”.
Peat (Parents Education As Autism Therapists) this morning launched Simple Steps, a CD-Rom training and support package.
The initiative will provide training and [...]