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		<title>The Parent Blame Game: What to Do When Screens Win Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:53:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diane E. Levin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Originally posted on Wheelock College’s Aspire Wire March 20, 2012 The Boston Globe article, “In Reversal, Kids Nag Parents to Step Away from Their Phones, Laptops” by Beth Yeitell (March 8, 2012, available here) once again blames parents for doing it wrong.  They are spending too much time with technology and screens instead of spending time with their <a href='http://dianeelevin.com/2012/the-parent-blame-game-what-to-do-when-screens-win-out/' class='excerpt-more'>[Click for more...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>2 Powerful Films to Help Us Understand and Counteract the Impact of Poverty on Young Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Bullfrog Films:  Early Life 2 1.  In the Mayor&#8217;s Footsteps: Peru 2. In the Mayor&#8217;s Footsteps: Brazil I was asked to preview the 2 films.  Here is the endorsement I gladly wrote.  See them if you can. &#8220;These powerful films focus on the all too often ignored fact that growing up in poverty, with <a href='http://dianeelevin.com/2012/2-powerful-films-to-help-us-understand-and-counteract-the-impact-of-poverty-on-young-children/' class='excerpt-more'>[Click for more...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Step in the Right Direction for Early Childhood Evaluation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diane E. Levin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Originally posted on Wheelock College&#8217;s Aspire Wire Jan 24, 2012 Bravo to California Governor Jerry Brown for his decision to reduce the number of standardized tests students take in school, and to develop a more child-centered, rather that test-centered, approach to evaluating education.  I could not be more heartened by this news and hope it is <a href='http://dianeelevin.com/2012/a-step-in-the-right-direction/' class='excerpt-more'>[Click for more...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>TRUCE 2011-12 Toy Selection Guide now available</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 02:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 15 years ago, I was a founder of TRUCE (Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children’s Entertainment) with other early childhood educations in the Boston Area.  Since the beginning, we worked to prepare materials to help parents and others who care about the wellbeing of young children promote healthy play and media use.  We felt that <a href='http://dianeelevin.com/2011/truce-2011-12-toy-selection-guide-now-available/' class='excerpt-more'>[Click for more...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>MORE ON NAEYC&#8217;S APRIL DRAFT POSITION STATEMENT ON TECHNOLOGY AND YOUNG CHILDREN</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 22:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diane E. Levin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lisa Murphy voices several thoughtful and important concerns about the draft statement.  Lisa kindly shared her letter with me and gave permission for me to share it with readers of my blog.  I’m interested to hear your thoughts about what she has to say. FROM LISA MURPHY: To whom it may concern: Discussions around the <a href='http://dianeelevin.com/2011/66/' class='excerpt-more'>[Click for more...]</a>]]></description>
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