Federal Task Force Recommends Depression Screening for Kids
New recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force suggest that adolescents be routinely screened for depression by primary care doctors, including family physicians and pediatricians. These doctors should be prepared to refer young people to treatment for depression if necessary, writes Carina Storrs for CNN. The recommendations were announced in the Annals of Internal […]
Consuming Fish While Pregnant Boosts Kids’ Cognition, Study Says
Scientists and medical experts have long known that most things a woman does during her pregnancy can have an effect on her child. Now a new study from Spain has found that a mother eating a few servings of fish a week while pregnant may result in children having higher scores on cognitive function and fewer Autism […]
Julia Steiny: Instead of School Suspensions, Let’s Listen to Kids
By Julia Steiny Allow me to say right off the top that I believe each out-of-school suspension is a symptom of a mental or social issue. I’d call them symptoms of disease, but some are more like sniffles. In 2014, President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper sparked awareness not only of the frequency of suspensions, but […]
How Joan Bakewell is set to become a champion for spending the kids’ inheritance
SHE is a voice for older people, a broadcasting pioneer, a dame of the British Empire, a Labour peer and was a feminist when The Female Eunuch was not even a smudge on Germaine Greer’s typing paper. Daily Express :: Life & Style Feed
Pride School Atlanta to Provide Safe Environment for LGBT Kids, Teachers
Atlanta, Georgia will soon be home to the first school specifically meant to offer a safe place for lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer students and staff members. Pride School Atlanta, expected to open for enrollment next year for students in grades K-12, will be the first-ever school specifically created for LGBT students who feel unsafe […]
Increased Screen Time Can Increase Nearsightedness Risk for Kids
A panel of US ophthalmology experts has suggested that too much time in front of a computer screen, a lack of time outside, and the use of other technological devices may be raising children’s risk for nearsightedness, also known as myopia. The prevalence of myopia in Americans has almost doubled over the last 50 years, […]
AAP Advises Action Plans for Kids WIth Prolonged Seizures
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has announced that doctors should work together with school administrators to develop individualized action plans for treatment of students with epilepsy who have prolonged seizures, says Molly Walker, writing for Med Page Today. In its first clinical report on the topic, the AAP said that the action plans should […]
Netflix Offers Early New Year’s Eve Countdowns for Kids
Netflix is back with the launch of a new series of child-friendly New Year’s Eve countdowns designed to allow parents to make midnight come a little earlier for their children. The results of a global survey conducted by Netflix show that 58% of parents would “jump at the chance to put their kids to bed […]
New Year’s Resolution: Take the Time to Restore Kids’ Lives
By Julia Steiny A few years ago a kid we’ll call Leon transferred from a big urban district to the small, even poorer district where I consult on restorative practices. As a 7th grader, Leon was small for his age and scrappy. When not disrupting class or wandering the halls, his head was firmly on […]
Children’s Asthma Rates Plateau, Except for Low-Income Kids
US children’s asthma rates have slightly decreased after decades of rising, according to a government study, published in the journal Pediatrics, and scientists are trying to come up with explanations for the downward trend, writes the Associated Press. The fact that childhood obesity rates and air pollution have generally plateaued could have impacted the number […]