This needs our attention, now!

Please go to this link at the Pesticide Action Network and ask California  below and help urge “California’s leaders to get kid-harming pesticides off the table. The science is very clear: children’s developing brains and nervous systems can be harmed by exposure to certain pesticides — even at the very low levels commonly found on food. The insecticide chlorpyrifos is one such chemical, and its use is now under review in California.

Please add your name to the petition below urging the Department of Pesticide Regulation to take swift action on chlorpyrifos to protect children in California and nationwide” (taken from the PAN website).

It only takes a minute and could improve our children’s lives greatly!

 

 

Lack of Play Hurting Child Development

Take a minute to watch this short film. Look at the face of this little boy, Hennock, from Ethiopia. His joy is so contagious!

The film is produced by Plan Australia. P.A. is highlighting the need for children everywhere have time to play, even during disasters their team offers specially developed child zones that allow children to relax, play and process their trauma.

As it says at the end of the film:

“Play: is scientifically proven to help brain development. It promotes: social skills, creativity and speech. Every child has the right to play.”