[children talking indistinctly] woman: do creepy-crawly bugs live at your pond? children: no.e you sure? children: no. [children talking indistinctly] woman: for sure for sure? child: yeah. woman: ok. i like what you're building. hendrick: but now, in more and more classrooms around the country, like this one, we're seeing teachers engaging in a much more interesting and interactive style of instruction often referred to as emergent learning. tadpoles. yes. one of my friends yesterday--eddie-- brought in some tadpoles, and he found these in a neighbor's pool. why do you think we just sang the speckled frog song? child: because there was tadpoles. woman: because there was tadpoles? second child: the tadpoles turn into frogs. because the tadpoles turn into frogs. good thinking. hendrick: in this more interactive and collaborative approach, the teacher and children seek out answers together. the teacher continues to make plans, but adjusts them as she pays attention to the children and finds out what is particularly interesting to them. she's also constantly looking for problems

he loved children. and i think this is what this picture stands for. >> i've interviewed a lot of people about michael. many of your family, your children. i've interviewed janet and latoya. jermaine. all say the same thing, that michael was such a happy child, he loved playing pranks on people and that kind of thing. do you ever feel the regret as his mother that he did lose the childhood really to superstardom? i mean, if you had your time again, would you want the kids, especially michael, to go into that crazy world? >> well, to a certain extent. none of my children really were just loose. my husband was sort of -- i should say very strict about things like that because where we came from there was a lot of crime. and we cared about our children. we didn't want them out there on the street running around, breaking in cars and doing like -- like most of the children did back then. and we did things with them in the house. and that's when they started the singing. but as far as having a good time and

children's play sufficiently. here we see how a simple item like little wooden cubes can stimulate a child's imagination. through their block play, children are confronted with many mental challenges having to do with measurement, equality, balance, shape, spatial relationships, and physical properties. boy: hey, look. look at this. one of the strongest benefits of play is the way it enhances social development, and once again, playful social interactions begin practically from the moment of birth. dramatic play helps children experiment with and understand social roles. it also gives them countless opportunities for acquiring social skills as they play with others. through dramatic play, children gradually learn to take each other's needs into account and appreciate different values and perspectives. therapists have long understood the emotional benefit of play. through play, children are able to express and cope with their feelings. play also helps relieve stress and pressure for children. they can just be thems

children with learning delays, children in wheelchairs, and children unable to speak especially needed to in a responsive, consistent way and that if they need a little extra time or assistance, their teacher will help. no, not look at it. take it to your mouth. good girl. lay it down. good girl. [girl crying] hendrick: we begin our examination of daily routines with one of the first events of te day. does this look familiar? there comes a point in almost every baby's life when she feels very strongly about being left by her parent. often referred to as "separation anxiety," the child might sob frantically and seem absolutely inconsolable when separating from her family member. our handling of separation anxiety is really important for our children's emotional well-being. so what helps? what could you do to help a child separate easily? first of all, we can reassure the child with calm words and affection that the family member will return. it may be tempting, but during separation anxiety, avoid bribing the child. i've seen so many caregivers try to use food as a way of pacifying th

are only special needs children and children with aids and loving gay couples adopt children who had these problems who couldn't be adopted by other people. >> if we made our adoption laws easier for people to adopt in this country, we'd see a lot more adoption here. >> interesting development. congressman frank, please come back again and again. congressman frank and governor romney agree on the goodness of gay couples being allowed to adopt. and you are out on that one. you don't fit with them on that? >> i am for kids getting a mom and a dad. >> but you're not -- to use the governor's words, you're not fine with gay couples adopting? >> no, i'm not. >> interesting you line up opposed to the governor and barney frank is with the governor on this one. coming up, is gay marriage headed to the supreme court? the solicitor general thinks it is and he's coming here in a minute. this is hot and it's "hardball," a place for politics. ♪ [ female announcer ] gross -- i'll tell you what's really gross: used dishcloths. they can have a history that they drag around with them. for a cleaner wa

in russia preschool last longer than in the west the children attending. school up to six years old. take a look at this for a playground children or take it outside several times a day conditions make the climbing frames inaccessible at times. when temperatures below minus fifteen. here communicate play and interact with others appropriately. the children are all ways to tell and they always have their own ideas and when you have a bed to tend in a room or a room it can be very challenging so we try not to plan anything. structured we like to follow the children's interests and what they like to do so it's. it's good that it's going. to school believes that young children make the most of their potential when they feel secure. stimulated. i think i see a future here. from puppets to modeling plasticine it's about having fun while educating children at the same time. whether it's a trip to the circus or a matinee at the puppet theatre pushing capital is packed with ideas guaranteed to keep little ones and to take on the happy maybe moscow is much more chil

children to testify in court in front of their abusers. the laws just are not there yet to protect children's rights. >> in germany, all witnesses have the same legal rights, no matter how old they are. there are only a few guidelines that protect witnesses who are under 18 or that stipulates that children should be interviewed by video whenever possible so that they do not have to testify more than once, which is very hard on them. >> when children are accused of crimes, they do have special protection under german law, but when a child to the victim, they are often treated the same as an adult. >> when you're questioning a child, you have to explain to them that they are going to have to testify against their mother or father or that they are allowed to testify, and you also have to give the child the chance to refuse. testifying against a parent is truly a terrible burden for a child. even children who have been abused are often still very attached to their parents. >> that is why the european union has long been telling germany that it

if i have kindergarten children, i can get third grade children to come and read to them. i can get people in the community who want to volunteer to come and read to them. i can read to them myself. i can get them to read to each other. and so i think what we need to focus on when we're teachers is we can really get very depressed very fast if we try to focus on all the things that we can't change and that we can't affect. but if we focus on what we can change and can affect, i think we have a much better shot at providing the kind of education that all children need. okay. michelle? >> hi. my name eat michelle, i'm principal -- name's michelle, i'm principal at a charter school here in d.c. and i have a question about the sawtist ticks that you gave about the trayvon martin case and the number of black people who feel that's racially motivated. and then layer on to that the number of white people who are teaching black and brown children across the united states. what are things that you feel like school communities can do to start to address the systemic racism that is t

insurance program and medicaid. 300,000 children. that was the number not devised by our side of the aisle but by the non-partisan cbo. medicaid, i know that it's tossed around, and many people don't really understand what medicaid, is but we're talking about 50 million people across america, many children, millions and millions of children who don't have access to a doctor's office or to see a nurse or to get their shots in any other way. we're talking about our older neighbors. many of our parents and grandparents who rely on skilled nursing. americans with dementia, parkinson's, cancer, heart disease that often don't have anywhere else to go. thank god for medicaid that allows their families to ensure that their parents and grandparents with those awful conditions in their later years in life can live their lives in dignity, and the families are not ripped out of the middle class because they are having to pay everything they own and to sell their house to keep their loved one in a nursing home. we're talking about millions of our

beginning with the first of the children pantry in 2003. and whereas the san francisco food bank has healthy pantries in public schools which are weakly throughout the school year with operations through the summer. and the healthy children program serves 3200 san francisco unified families every week and distributes over 2,000,300 pounds of food to these families annually. and 30 high needs schools that provide health a morning snacks consisting of fresh fruit, pretzels, granola bars, and over 10,000 students a day that amount to over 1 million sacks a year. and it serves approximately 56,000 school-age children and has included in the strategic plan a goal of academic excellence for all children, and whereas the school district has been a supporter of healthy food for our students, having set specific guidelines in the student lunches and breakfasts. and whereas the center for disease control says that it promotes the optimal growth for children and it can negatively affect our health, cognitive development, and school performance. be it

there was, children. most parents are having to go out of the country to. >> well, you just said that there was no such children, only special needs children and children with aids, and loving, gay couples what adopted these kids who couldn't be adopted by other people. >> congressman frank, please come back again and again. i think it's interesting that congressman frank and governor romney agree with gay couples being able to adopt. but to use i am. >> it's glg. coming up, it's gay marriage headed to the supreme court. this is "hardball." if you made a list of countries from around the world... ...with the best math scores. ...the united states would be on that list. in 25th place. let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let's solve this. not in this economy. we also have zero free time, and my dad moving in. so we went to fidelity. we looked at our family's goals and some ways to help us get there. they helped me fix my economy, the one in my house. no

of aging or injured children american veterans soldiers children you know and those kinds of things and legacy was there and i was. i cried you know i just cried and we laid there's other people because when you fight this first so long in our country is so large that you feel isolated thanks to our thanks. when my husband died. everything that i based my life on my beliefs my value system it was turned on its head he always told me from the time that i'm met him that you know we were going to get married that he he was going to die long before me and he died at fifty six it is it is my understanding that his death is attributed to exposure to agent orange because he did serve in country in the brown water navy on the rivers and he had yes he had diabetes and perfectly raw other secondary illnesses. i had started with agent orange legacy. after my husband passed away of course what the american people need to know that's that's who needs to know is that the families of vietnam veterans are on the brink they are they they are devastated with the circumstances though they face today t

it's so colorful and i think friendly for children. the complex is the ideal location to shop for all sorts of toys educational games and products for creativity although there is one slight issue at times here noise while town will wow you in many ways but it's not really a place to relax. reading to our next venue and we've arrived at the department store located a new arbat in the center of the capital i'm here with polish expert lisa cloud but her daughter olivia is nine months old with three venues in moscow bhaskar bambini is a bright and exclusive looking store professional salespeople are on hand who can help customers choose what they need and advise every child development education safety issues what items are best for children of different ages. looking around with alicia and livia i'm not sure he's having more fun. than. bosco that you the edgy which is italian for cherry orchard is the official clothing provider of the russian olympic team the children and baby store here is just a tiny part of the huge company back to sh

and children and put some fat cat republicans in jail. crazy allergic do drown down under and there's a drought going on in australia right now and it's not in the huge australian desert according to father tony karon of the archdiocese of melbourne australia is suffering through a man. because women in the country are being too picky choosing mates father karen's comments come after a new demographic study showed that of one point three million men in australia only eighty six thousand are considered marriage material but the man drought down under is nothing new in two thousand and eight the b.b.c. reported there were there are around one hundred thousand more women than men in australia and the gender imbalances are particularly bad in the nation's coastal cities imbalances are caused primarily by australian men in their twenty's and thirty's leaving the country to travel or find work or find less picky women rumor has it the prominent republicans newt gingrich herman cain and david vitter have assembled a delegation to go to australia

people get children wrong. the vast majority of children have no intentions of taking drugs. what they want, actually, is good, accurate, really reliable information about drugs. so that they can say no to their peer group. some mentioned peer group earlier. kids want uses. i know this. they used to tell me, give us more information. parents used to take information away with them so they could talk with their children. if you do it honestly, clearly, are willing to be challenged, have your evidence, then you're 90-odd percent there. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> mr. hitchens, is it your view that if there was a real hard-line policy, more hard-line than successive governments have perceived, they number of people taking drugs would substantially fall? >> yes, it is. i think it was the case. obviously the arrival of cannabis in this country after the second world war was a slow business. the number of convictions for cannabis possession in the whole united king done in 1945 was four. and in 1960, 235. my mid '60s, a level of 1,000. it was since the 1971 misuse of d

many people say i teach children. with the over identification decal is some the restricted so much what this acceptable of what kids like to do sports and music to make it even harder. the response is to take away recess. that kid cannot sit still so we take away recess? that does not make sense. my child had the army of one has all of the issues any child could have. i was very aware we need to rethink the notion everybody having to learn in the same way when you have the will publicity we'd need to make sure, in one classroom everybody was doing their work but for black boys were doing nothing. what is going on with them? that is they're learning style. [laughter] no, no, no. that is running around. so at the same time we have to be careful about everything we do is in the name of academic achievement. >> i eight and the assistant principal at the charter middle school. how do we create a space where students can have conversations about race? i want to empower my students to facilitate the conversation to create a

i know everybody has been saying oshe, the children, the children, and making lighted of that, saying we're trying to use the children to get these fields. but you know what? adults need the fields too. i have a women's semipro team and if you watch them play the style stoove -- of play has increasinged tenfold since i was a kid. they play with such athleticism and muscle that to play on these fields with any sort of holes is possibly ending a career or a scholarship. we're talking about a kid who is maybe a foster kid, from a low income family that's getting a chance to go to college so they can play. if they hurt themselves it's on me. it's my fault that they are now not able to go to college. i was at crocker amazon last night with our practice and it was overwhelming to look around and see all the teenagers and adults playing anding how necessary it is. when they first put it in, i was standing there talking to a gentleman what said i'm so grateful for this, i work owl day and i have children and i come home and i'm angry and i come around and run around the field for two hours an

children are falling more and more behind. the research suggests that two- thirds of the achievement gap between low and middle income children who can be attributed to what happens in the summer. it also turns out many children are gaining weight more rapidly in the summer because they lose access to physical activities and meal programs they have access to during the school year, so it is clear there is a lot at stake, which is why we have launch this summer matters campaign to raise awareness across the state about why it is so important to make sure the children have safe and healthy learning experiences all summer long. i want to point out a map to our left, where we are beginning to chart a particularly exciting summer initiatives in southern california, one of them right here in san francisco, which we are going to hear more about today. we are thrilled to have a distinguished line of of speakers to talk about creating opportunities across the state. first, i am thrilled to bring up tom, who for his entire career has re

in the west with children. up to six years old. take a look for a playground children are taking. conditions make the. times . play and interact with others appropriately. little children. they always have their own. bed. room. so we try to. plan anything. it's. the school believes that young children make the most of their potential when they feel secure. i think i see a future here. from puppets to modeling plasticine it's about having fun while educating children at the same time. whether it's a trip to the circus or a matinee at the puppet theatre pushing capital is packed with ideas guaranteed to keep little ones into taking and happy maybe moscow is much more child friendly than people think proving that having a young child in a foreign country can be a rewarding experience fusing different cultures together in mind this whole plus thirty. now well done. is more interesting coming forward see that's the time we have left on this week's program about babies and toddlers here in the russian capital i'll see you again at the same time next week until then for me and the rest o

the children call it a vicious cycle of mothers that give birth to under way and the vulnerable children. 1 and 16 women die in pregnancy. skilled health personnel are only a third of all births. the pretend countries at the bottom of the index. >> it makes me sad not to be able to feed my children because my duty as a mother. they don't have enough food to feed their children. >> contraceptive use in the female education is among the highest in the world. afghanistan has moved up to one position partly because they invested in more frontline health workers. telling mothers to breast feed it might save more than a million babies a year. >> pressure is mounting to reroute a controversial separation in order to move away from an ancient palestinian village with a unique agricultural system. the barrier saves lives, they say, and it is only determined by security situations. >> water, water everywhere. in a region where the availability of water is a major political concern, but the palestinian authority has it in abundance. >> it was in roman times, and we are still using it right now. >>

a lot of children who need specialized care. these are children who have nowhere else to go. their parents are working. they probably don't have health care, but our values as americans and past congresses we've said on -- said in a bipartisan way we believe those kids should be able to see a doctor. you know what? it's smart. it's cost effective as well. also medicaid is flexible. republicans simply like to call for flexibility when their actions finally speak in the reconciliation process. flexibility to them means cut. it means fewer doctor visit for children. it means families with disabled kids or family members are going to have -- are probably going to fall out of the middle class because those medical bills are so burdensome to those families. it means those families with a parent in a nursing home now will -- without that support that medicaid provides, they are going to have trouble staying in the middle class as well. medicaid is also cost effective. it's not perfect. there's plenty of fraud we can work together to root out, but to say that certain -- because there

our children and in many states our seniors. now, many states are not in the position to make up for the elimination of these dallas. so what's going to happen to these at-risk children, to these seniors who are hungry? and to add an additional layer of concern here, the proposal to eliminate these dollars comes from the weighs and means committee, a commit 3450e that has jurisdiction over a trillion dollars. this committee decided to target the social service block grant dollars for elimination. surely there's a more reasonable way to achieve the deficit reduction figures required under the budget control act. by repeeling subsidies for big oil companies we can achieve a greater savings, reduce the deficit even further while ensuring we're not snakting more cuts that will put the vulnerable at risk. i urge my colleagues to join with us and support the motion in order to maintain the social service block grant program, a program that's vital to states, to many of the most vulnerable in our own communities. and i yield back to my