The future of our citizens might be in danger due to the lack of bonds that children should be receiving from their parents at an early age.  A new analysis concludes that 40 percent of children are not getting that needed secure attachment, which family therapist Susan Stiffelman says comes through parents being attuned to their baby.  These bonds that so many babies are not getting with their parents can be detrimental to their success later on in life.  

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Marianne Follis, of Valley Ranch Library in Irving, Texas, is hosting the annual "Screen Free Week" this week to encourage children to turn off their screen (iPad, iPhone, TV, Computer, etc.).  This activity is relevant to this course because of a study that manager Sara Adelmann did.  She says that excessive screen time can be linked to poor school performance, childhood obesity and attention problems, and it's becoming more and more of an issue as tablets and smart phones become more…