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Summer camps in Pittsburgh area offer kids a break from their cell phones
CBS News· 3 days agoThe American Academy of Pediatrics says it is important to guide a child's use of social media....
Worthington pediatrician emphasizes summer reading for kids
WCMH via Yahoo News· 1 day agoCOLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Now that school’s out it’s time to relax and have fun, but don’t forget to...
Stop Counting Screen Time
Time via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe World Health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics provide time-based guidelines for screens in young children: For babies and...
Much-derided BMI is useful for assessing fat levels in kids, study suggests
Ars Technica· 4 days agoFurther ReadingBody mass index gets smack down: AMA calls out harms and “racist exclusion”The study...
Give yourself and your kids a break — from screen time and from guilt
NPR· 2 days agoAs for that finding that parental screen use also really matters, Radesky says it echoes what she often hears from teens in her work as co-medical director of the American Academy of
Whooping cough cases double in the U.S., a potential legacy of the pandemic
Washington Post· 2 days agoWhooping cough, a bacterial illness that poses an especially significant threat to infants, is...
Contaminated drinking water found in Colorado schools—Report
Newsweek· 13 hours agoLead contaminated water has been detected in Colorado's 10 largest school districts, according to a...
Psychologist Warns: Lack of Playtime, Excessive Adult Oversight, Is Hurting Kids
The 74 via Yahoo News· 4 days agoKids are born to play. And when Peter Gray was young, adults made sure that’s exactly what they did....
Life as a teen without social media isn’t easy. These families are navigating adolescence offline
MPR News· 12 hours agoKate Bulkeley’s pledge to stay off social media in high school worked at first. Gabriela Durham, a...
A Pool Isn’t the Only Place a Child Can Drown — Here’s What To Know
SheKnows via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoThe tragic drowning death of 2-year-old Arrayah Barrett in 2023 — the youngest daughter of NFL star...