Tagged: childhood

Giving Matters
12:00 am
Sat January 19, 2013

Zebra Crossings Makes Kids Feel Normal

Zebra Crossings provides opportunities for kids with chronic health conditions to expand their experiences and find greater independence.

Eight-year-old Haiden Hesse-Stromberg lives with asthma. She says, “It’s a chance for kids to do activities they don’t usually get to do and for kids to make new friends.”

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Word of Mouth
10:00 am
Mon November 19, 2012

Exploring One Laptop Per Child in Ethiopia

Credit One Laptop Per Child

The trope goes something like this: one minute you’re teaching your kid to tie his shoes, and the next he’s showing you how to use the new Blu-Ray player. No doubt, fresh minds tend to have an easier time adapting to new technologies – but does the cliché hold water in third-world countries where kids have never seen so much as a calculator? 

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