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    Posted August 5, 2012 by
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    What do the Paralympics mean to you?

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    By bayard123  |  Posted August 5, 2012  |  Dorchester, Massachusetts
     
    Gabrielle Douglas is a member of the 2012 US Olympic gymnastics team -- a squad that won the Olympic gold medal for the first time since 1996. Douglas also earned gold in the all-around, becoming the first gymnast in American history to win the gold medal in both the team and all-around.Parental involvement predicts children’s academic success more than any other family characteristic such as parental education, income, family size or marital status.

    Learning to Give’s research project has shown, over and over again, that parental involvement directly relates to a child’s success in school and sport
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