Ashland wants to expand rules on head injuries for younger athletes
MetroWest Daily News
And all coaches must undergo government-approved annual concussion training, while parents and children over 10 must do likewise or sign a statement saying they have read safety documents. The sessions are available online and take around 40 minutes.

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Cochlear implant can transform kids' lives
Times of India
… with a year of rigorous speech training. The traditional business family didn't want Yash to undergo a surgery at such a young age. "It took a little time to convince the parents. I explained that a child's brain development happens tremendously up …

Seau's death hits close to home for former Patriot Johnson
Enterprise News
ap Former New England Patriots football player Ted Johnson speaks to a conference on pediatric concussions at Children's Hospital in Boston, Friday, May 18, 2012. Johnson says the death of former Patriots' Junior Seau was "the tip of the tipping point" …
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Books going to children who don't have their own
Salisbury Post
The Beta Club of Sacred Heart School has collected more than 1600 books, which will go to children in this county who don't have books of their own. The program is Smart Start Rowan's Reach Out and Read Program, and besides training physicians on how …

Recent Studies: Music Instruction Makes High School Kids Smarter, Better Students
Albany Times Union
The positive effects on the brain are seen outside the laboratory, as well. According to one renowned brain doctor, “The musician is constantly adjusting decisions on tempo, tone, style, rhythm, phrasing, and feeling—training the brain to become …

Mind Gym tycoon wants to roll out free parenting lessons across country
The Guardian
Black founded the Parent Gym programme, which runs in 22 schools in the most deprived areas of London, using profits from the sale of his Mind Gym "brain workout" sessions to corporate clients. His training method has been backed by the London mayor, …

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Trainer Q&A: Raising kids vs. raising dogs
The Seattle Times
As my mentor Karen Pryor famously said, "If it has a brain stem and eats, you can train it." Karen was talking specifically about clicker training, a practical powerful way to implement positive training in everyday life. The thought of using this …

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Music training helps kids' brain development
Press TV
Early musical training can help the brain development of children even before they become able to walk or talk, according to the first-ever study of its kind. Researchers of the McMaster University in Ontario, Canada demonstrated that one-year old …
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Babies Benefit From Music LessonsBabble (blog)

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Music training benefits babies' brains
Khaleej Times
“Many past studies of musical training have focused on older children. Our results suggest that the infant brain might be particularly plastic with regard to musical exposure,” says Laurel Trainor, director of the McMaster Institute for Music and the …
Littlest beat generation aren't tutu young for the music to weave its magicThe Daily Telegraph

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Music training benefits babies' brains
New York Daily News
"Many past studies of musical training have focused on older children. Our results suggest that the infant brain might be particularly plastic with regard to musical exposure," says Laurel Trainor, director of the McMaster Institute for Music and the …

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