Dispensary Corner 10 Aug 12
August 10, 2012
ENGINEERING fail.
A section of the World Heritage
Listed Great Wall of China has
succumbed not to the slow ebb of
the ages, but rather to the jarring
march of progress.
The 100-foot section running
through Zhangjiakou in Hebei
province collapsed after workmen
dug up a city square that sat in
front of it.
City officials have however taken
the collapse in their stride, with
one official telling media that
“The wall has constantly been
rebuilt and repaired throughout
history. Like any building project,
some work lasts longer than
others”.
WATCHING age-appropriate TV
will help kids sleep.
Researchers from the Children’s
Research Institute in Seattle have
found that children who swapped
out age-inappropriate television
for age-appropriate programs
experienced “long-lasting,
significant reductions in sleep
problems”.
Interestingly during the 12-
month study of 3 to 5 year old
children, the researchers did not
cut down the hours the kids
spent watching TV but rather
simply swapped the content.
The inappropriate viewing,
according to researchers, was not
M rated TV, but rather cartoons
and shows aimed at older
children, such as Scooby-Doo and
SpongeBob.
“The fact that Bugs Bunny can
be too violent for a 3-year-old is
not something that always clicks
with some families,” said study
lead author Michelle Garrison.
Nearly 600 families participated
in the research, half of which
were used as a control group, and
the other half were instructed to
watch age-appropriate TV and
DVDs, with parents encouraged
to watch the programs with their
children then engage in discussions
with the children to help them
process what they viewed.
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