Extra Video Footage

Here's the bits and pieces I had to cut out for my video, but still think contain lots of important information. They may be a little out of order.

HUGS Final Project Video

Final Project Parts

The parts to my final project:

Video- Uploaded to the ning page
Bibliography: Under "my files" on my ning page
Reflection: Under "my files" on ning
Blog: http://hugslovee.blogspot.com
(The citations on my blog posts are all messed up so don't mind them, look to the uploaded file on ning.)

disclaimer on citations.

For some reason the URLs in the citations I add at the end of every blog entry do not show up.

Toys Help Children to Learn

Toys offer lots of fun to children, who get excited at the sight of something new, colorful, and tangible for them to play with. But toys also have many benefits to a child's learning. One type of learning that is affected is creative learning. Coloring in a book, doing arts and crafts, or paintings can help to stimulate a child's imagination and creativity. They are also good for developing a child's fine motor skills. another type of learning is physical learning, and this can come through play with balls, small cars and trucks, etc, anything that gets the child moving and active. Playing with these types of toys help the child's physical development. Playing with toys, children learn to develop new skills, and most times the child isn't even aware of this. For example, toys can help a child to learn math and number skills, but often the child is so immersed in the toy they do not realize that they are learning. Many toys are also focused on reading and writing skills, as well as musical skills. Playing with toys from a young age, as you can tell, helps to stimulate a child's learning in many areas. Toys are of great benefit especially to the children who are sick in the hospital because they may miss out on more schooling than other kids their age who are not sick. By missing out on school, these kids obtain less time to learn in class from teachers and learn from interacting with their peers. This is why toy play and my work at the hospital is of benefit to them.


Citation:
"How Do Toys Help Children Learn? - Early Childhood Education (UK)." Comprehensive Information on Early Childhood Education at Early Childhood Education (UK). Early Childhood Education. 9 July 2009 .

http://www.earlychildhoodeducation.co.uk/how-do-toys-help-children-learn.html

Quotes about Hugs

A hug is like a boomerang - you get it back right away. ~Bil Keane, "Family Circus"

I love hugging. I wish I was an octopus, so I could hug ten people at a time. ~Drew Barrymore

Hugs are the universal medicine. ~Author Unknown

A hug is two hearts wrapped in arms. ~Author Unknown

Never wait until tomorrow to hug someone you could hug today,
because when you give one, you get one right back your way.
~Author Unknown

Citation:

"Hug Quotes, Sayings about Hugs and Hugging." The Quote Garden - Quotes, Sayings, Quotations, Verses. 5 May 2009. 21 July 2009 .

http://www.quotegarden.com/hug.html

Examples of Chronic Illnesses and Statistics

Illnesses:



Addison’s disease
AIDS
Anemia
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Asthma
Cancer
Celiac disease
CFIDS – chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome Coronary heart disease
Crohn’s disease
Cystic fibrosis
Diabetes, types 1 and 2
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Fibromyalgia
Grave’s disease
Guillain Barre Syndrome
Hashimoto's Syndrome
Headache
Interstitial cystitis
Lupus
Lyme disease
Ménière's disease
Multiple sclerosis
Muscular dystrophy
Myasthenia Gravis
Osteoarthritis
Parkinson’s disease
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) syndrome
Rheumatoid arthritis
Scleroderma
Sjogren’s syndrome
Tay-Sachs and Allied diseases
Ulcerative colitis

Statistics:

-About 1 in 3 Americans have a chronic illness (90 million people)
-1,634,976 deaths a year are from the top 5 chronic diseases (heart disease, cancer, stroke, COPD, and diabetes)
-This is 1,634,976 a year, 136,248 a month, 31,441 a week, 4,479 a day, 186 an hour, an 3 per minute.
-Chronic diseases are estimated to account for 3/4 of all deaths by 2020
-Leukemias and cancers of the brain and central nervous system account for more than half of the childhood cancers
-The causes of childhood cancers are largely unknown.
-In the US in 2007, 10,400 children under the age of 15 were diagnosed with cancer and 1,545 children died from the disease.
-Cancer is the #1 cause of disease related death for children.

Works Cited:
"Chronic Illness List." Chronic Illness Coach Tom Robinson. 21 July 2009 .
http://www.chronicillnesscoach.com/disease_list.html

"Childhood Cancer Statistics." Candle Lighters Childhood Cancer Foundation. Candle Lighters Childhood Cancer Foundation. 21 July 2009 .
http://www.candlelighters.org/Information/AboutChildhoodCancer/ChildhoodCancerStatistics/tabid/290/Default.aspx

"Statistics about Chronic Illness - WrongDiagnosis.com." Wrong Diagnosis. Health Grades Inc. 21 July 2009 .
http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/c/chronic/stats.htm