10 parenting strategies to reduce your kids’ pandemic stress
Parents can take a page from psychological research on trauma and recovery to help kids struggling with pandemic life.
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Childhood trauma impacts millions of Americans, and it’s having devastating consequences
Childhood trauma impacts millions of Americans, and its consequences can be devastating. Those experiencing high levels of trauma can see dramatically lower life expectancies, and the CDC estimates it accounts for billions of dollars in healthcare costs and lost productivity.
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A Brief But Spectacular take on raising a young daughter with a degenerative disease
When Beth Papanastasiou's daughter Bella was born, she was diagnosed with a rare, degenerative genetic disorder and given 18 months to live. That was more than four years ago. Papanastasiou shares her Brief But Spectacular take on the important role…
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Childhood vaccination rates dropped amid the pandemic. Will they rebound?
Health experts in the U.S. are worried too many children are not receiving the standard childhood vaccinations they need. In the beginning of the pandemic, doctors’ offices told people to stay away in order to control the spread of the…
At least 285 U.S. children have developed a serious inflammatory condition linked to the coronavirus, according to two studies published Monday that provide the fullest picture yet of the ailment.
While only a small percentage of children infected with the novel coronavirus become seriously ill, researchers are now learning about a potentially dangerous syndrome in young people apparently caused by the virus. In more than 100 cases in New York…
Since the coronavirus pandemic closed schools nationwide, children are spending much more time at home. But reports of abuse and neglect have declined dramatically, prompting concerns among child welfare advocates that mistreatment isn’t being exposed. William Brangham reports on the…
Over a million children have fallen out of public health insurance programs since December 2017. In some cases, their parents acquired coverage at work. But researchers also see a troubling rise in uninsured children -- and say the Trump administration's…
Researchers are trying to better understand the biology of stress and its impact on child health. Now, data suggests those connections may form as early as the womb, with studies indicating frequent and prolonged adversity for pregnant women can affect…
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