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Teens with diabetes: do their attitudes to food relate to blood sugar control?
A Turkish hospital study of 143 teens with diabetes asked whether their attitudes to eating were linked to how well their blood sugar was controlled. It found no link, but eating attitudes did differ by body mass index, treatment type and how closely teens followed treatment.
Source: PLOS ONE — Education
Bilingual children with language disorder: English grew, but the home language lagged
A study followed 54 Spanish–English bilingual children from prekindergarten to 3rd grade to see how their sentences became more complex in each language. Children with developmental language disorder kept pace in English but showed limited growth in their home language, Spanish, after 1st grade.
Source: Frontiers in Education
Children Learn New Words Best When the Clues Line Up, Even From a Speaker Who Got Things Wrong
A PLOS ONE study asked whether 4- to 7-year-olds care how reliable a speaker is when learning a new word, and what happens when a new word clashes with a name they already know. Children remembered new words for new objects from both reliable and unreliable speakers, but struggled when a new name was given to a familiar object.
Source: PLOS ONE — Education
Singapore haze eases: what NEA's PM2.5 and PSI advice means for children
Singapore's 1-hour PM2.5 readings stayed in the normal band on Friday (Oct 30), and air quality remained good to moderate. NEA's advice on when children should limit strenuous outdoor activity still applies if readings rise.
Source: CNA — Latest News
Gastroenteritis at 2 MOE kindergartens: what the Deli Hub Catering suspension means for parents
51 pupils and two employees at MOE Kindergarten @ Springdale and @ Gongshang developed gastroenteritis symptoms after eating food from Deli Hub Catering. CDA, SFA and MOE have suspended the caterer's food business operations until further notice.
Source: The Straits Times — Singapore
Haze in Singapore: air quality back to normal and good-to-moderate, what it means for families
On the morning of Oct 27, PM2.5 readings were normal and the 24-hour PSI was in the good-to-moderate band across Singapore. NEA forecasts a low chance of smoke haze reaching Singapore that day, with showers expected.
Source: The Straits Times — Singapore
Preschool sound skills and first-grade sentence writing: what a Turkish study found
A PLOS ONE study followed 97 Turkish preschoolers for two academic years and found that their early sound and letter skills were linked to how well they wrote sentences in first grade. The link was real but moderate, and the study cannot show that one caused the other.
Source: PLOS ONE — Education
Loved by children, undervalued by society: how preschool staff feel
An OECD survey of early childhood staff in 17 countries and regions found they feel valued by children and parents but much less so by society. The author links this to staff shortages and turnover that can affect the quality of care children receive.
Source: OECD Education Today
Singapore haze: PM2.5 eases in three regions, but 24-hour PSI stays 'unhealthy' for families
On the morning of Oct 25, hourly PM2.5 readings returned to "normal" in the north, south and central regions, but the 24-hour PSI stayed in the "unhealthy" band island-wide. NEA expects the haze to "likely improve" on Oct 26 and 27.
Source: The Straits Times — Singapore
RSV doesn't stop at the newborn stage: what studies say about the whole first year
A theAsianparent explainer pulls together European and US studies showing that RSV, a common respiratory virus, still sends healthy babies to the doctor and hospital throughout their first year. It also notes that RSV circulates year-round in Singapore.
Source: theAsianparent Singapore
65 objectionable apps found in Singapore app stores: what parents of teens can do at home
A local audit by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) found 65 objectionable apps and 24 wrongly age-rated ones in online app stores. Although app stores have baseline safety measures, IMDA stresses that online safety is shared between families and platforms.
Source: The Straits Times — Singapore
Hong Kong opens embodied AI hub in Kowloon Tong to test robots from firms like Unitree and Galbot
The Hong Kong Productivity Council has opened the city's first experimental hub for embodied AI, with seven mainland and Hong Kong robotics firms taking part. The source covers testing and government support, but says nothing about schools, training or jobs.
Source: South China Morning Post — Tech