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Parenting plays key role when African American boys move from preschool to kindergarten

...In addition, the two groups of early achievers is especially revealing about the importance of effective parenting," she [Iheoma Iruka, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute associate director of research and the study's lead author] said. "African American boys from homes where mothers frequently engaged in literacy activities and intentional teaching—and other activities like playing games and taking the child on errands—were likely to be in the high achieving...

Health care costs grow with body mass

Researchers at Duke Medicine report that health care costs increase in parallel with body mass measurements, even beginning at a recommended healthy weight. Pharmacy and medical costs may even double for obese people compared with those at a healthy...

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