Category: Education

My Baby Smokes Too

21 May, 2007 | Education, Health |

Generally, individuals choose to smoke during the teenage years.  While puffing away seems cool at the time, trying to quit can become a life-long struggle.  Thus, when a smoker decides to become pregnant, the baby has no choice but to become a smoker as well.  Expectant mothers need to understand the consequences of smoking and […]

Illiterate in the United States

20 May, 2007 | Education, Families |

“Sadly, many people, illiterate or otherwise, fail to acknowledge or address the growing problem of functional illiteracy in American homes”.  Many people, young and old, still need to learn to read and write. Illiteracy is not restricted to a 3rd world country. Today, in America, approximately half of all adults cannot read beyond the 8th […]