Family awareness rises over heat risk to children
One in five young parents accept leaving kids in or near cars as heat climbs. Reports show 150 child deaths from 1996 to 2001, with 30 in the last year. Air in 90s heat to 125 degrees in 20 minutes, 140 in 40 minutes. Never leave a child alone in a parked car.
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Patti Faughn
University of Illinois Extension
Siblings benefit from separate bedrooms and shared space
In a tight San Jose home, two sisters split into own rooms to balance privacy and family bonding. Child experts note both setups work, depending on personalities, readiness, and privacy needs, with strategies like schedules and screens to manage shared spaces.
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Margo Thienemann
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Stanford
Benefits of Siblings Having Their Own Rooms
The piece outlines advantages of separate rooms such as greater privacy and clearer personal responsibility, plus more freedom for individuals. It also notes shared rooms can foster compromise and conflict resolution, offering security and comfort for certain temperaments and freeing space for other family needs.
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Thienemann
Aggravations at Family Life From John Rosemond
John Rosemond lists annoyances about parenting and social manners. He targets infants on airplanes, parents who overexplain names to children, and adults who misdress and misbehave in restaurants. The column reflects his views as a family psychologist.
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John Rosemond
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