"The discipline of cursive is excellent for developing fine motor skills, especially in young children, " agrees Mary Brennan, who has her own handwriting business in New York.

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Of particular concern in light of the current childhood obesity epidemic is the increased use in children, especially teens and young adults.

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It is time of remarkable brain development, but also an extremely vulnerable time for young children, especially in the developing world, where a child has a four in ten chance of living in extreme poverty and 10.5 million children under age of 5 die from preventable diseases every year.

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He's no celebrity, but if you've been around young children (especially boys) in the past eight years, you probably know the program that launched his success: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

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Children, especially the very young, are in a tricky category: they are unable to give informed consent themselves, so parents must give permission (which is legally not the same as consent) for them to participate.

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But while enthusiastic about adventures the future may hold, Brossier is aware that others -- especially those with young children -- may find his nomadic lifestyle in the Arctic chill less than appealing.

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One challenge that childcare providers run up against in providing the empathy that children need, especially with the very young where I think touch is vitally important, is that teachers have to very careful in touching and comforting children because of liability issues and how easily acts of compassion can be construed as child molestation.

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The council hopes to get more children involved in physical activity at a young age, especially as the emphasis in many of the new activities is on fun rather than competitiveness.

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The added calories in milk may not end up being such an important contributor to weight gain, especially among young children.

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