Parent's Daily Friday, August 9, 1996
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Sports provide a great way for kids to get in shape and learn social skills. The downside is that some active children suffer injuries while playing their favorite games. This chart puts sports injuries in perspective.

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Abortion By the Numbers Nearly half of all women in the United States will have an abortion at some point, according to results of a new survey from the Alan Guttmacher Institute. And despite church opposition to the procedure, the survey found, women who identified themselves as Catholic have abortions at a rate one-third higher than that of Protestant women. Among the other findings:

  • Six out of ten women who have had abortions did so because of contraceptive failure.
  • Single women who have no religious affiliation and who live with a partner are four times more likely to have abortions than other women in the same socioeconomic and racial group.

Where's the Remote? Kids are gonna love this one: rogersAccording to a new study, watching educational TV programs like "Sesame Street" and "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood" in the preschool years can actually improve grades in high school. Researchers in Massachusetts analyzed high school achievement among a group of kids whose TV watching habits they'd studied years before. "We found a clear link," says University of Massachusetts psychologist Daniel Anderson, "between watching educational television as a youngster and earning good grades later."

Nix on Joe Camel Four out of five Americans support the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) plan to regulate tobacco sales to children, according to results of a new poll. The FDA aims to dramatically cut tobacco use by children and adolescents by such methods as banning vending machine sales and free samples, outdoor advertising, and giveaways of tobacco logo products. The poll was commissioned by the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, the nation's largest private antitobacco group.

button Campaigning for Families See what's new in Family Planet's Election Watch area: Check out the Daily Campaign Diary of news briefs. Our Special Election Families tell us what effect the president has on public education. Take our poll on Bob Dole's tax cut plan, join the debate on whether a politician's private life matters to voters, and see the latest Campaign Trail column, in which Tom Price links up with politicians on the Internet.

Dissing the Teacher "I think the No. 1 problem teachers face is disrespect. You say, `Sit down' and they say, `I'll do what I want.' "

--former fifth-grade teacher Connie Goodly of New Orleans, at the American Federation of Teachers' annual meeting currently underway in Cincinnati.

Make My Formula Changing diapers at 66 may not be your idea of tough-guy fun, clintbut Clint Eastwood doesn't seem to mind. He and his TV newsperson wife Dina Ruiz are expecting a baby in early 1997. It's the first for 30-year-old Ruiz, who married Eastwood four months ago. But Dad, whose two older kids are in their 20s, still has another little one in nappies: One-year-old Francesca is the daughter of actress Frances Fisher.

Mr. & Mrs. Dumb and Dumber
carreyJim Carrey has proposed to his Dumb and Dumber costar Lauren Holly, who's reportedly now sporting a big diamond. The question was popped during a foggy nighttime walk near San Francisco's Presidio. Both have been married before.

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R E C A L L S:

Home Gas Sentry Carbon Monoxide Detectors
E-Force Cross Trainer Exercise Machines
Noah's Bagels' Lox Trim and Lox-Flavored Cream Cheeses
Executive Hi-Back Tilter Chairs

H E A L T H   A N D  S A F E T Y:
Growth-Stunting Childhood Stress
A Cure for Sickle Cell Anemia
Older Men Don't Lose Fertility
Halogen Lamp Fire Hazard

P R E G N A N C Y:

Stunning New Abortion Stats
Should Pregnant Women Avoid Cats?
Walking Epidural Gains Popularity

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