Nature activities for children and ideas for using more natural materials in the child care environment. Children and nature have always been connected. We all are connected to the natural world. The natural world is one of the best environments for children to...
Childhood Obesity is on the Rise The number of overweight children in the United States has increased dramatically in recent years. Approximately 10 percent of 4 and 5 year old children are overweight, double that of 20 years ago. Overweight is more prevalent in girls...
Most kids and teens who test positive for COVID-19 have mild, or even no, symptoms. But it has become clear that some are experiencing symptoms more than a month after they've been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. A number of post-COVID...
Four words I heard at just the right time changed it all By Genevieve Rivera, executive director of American Society for the Positive Care of Children I knew once my son and I both tested positive for COVID it wasn’t going to be an easy two weeks for us. My...
Original Publication: PBS Kids for Parents By kindergarten, most children have heard of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They are taught that he, like Mahatma Gandhi, was an advocate for peace and equality. However, consider going beyond Dr. King. For example, teach...
All parents consider their children's wellÂbeing a top priority, and it is often the foremost thought on parents' minds as they separate. Parents who are sensitive to children's needs and can set aside their differences and collaborate on behalf of their children are...
Today's children and teens are growing up immersed in digital media. They are exposed to media in all forms, including TV, computers, smartphones, and other screens. Media can influence how children and teens feel, learn, think, and behave. What We Know: Here are...
Original Publication: American Psychological Association Few events hit home for children and families like a school shooting. When children see such an event on television or on Web-based news flashes, it is natural for them to worry about their own school and...
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that all healthy children 6 months and older are vaccinated for influenza this year as the best protection against the flu, especially with COVID-19, flu, respiratory syncytial virus and other respiratory illnesses...
Original publication: Rasmussen.edu What do Jeff Bezos and preschoolers have in common? Maybe not much at a surface level, but in 2018, the e-commerce king pledged $1 billion to fund low-income Montessori preschools. You may not have known it, but along with many of...
Original Publication: The Harvard Gazette On a recent afternoon, the Gazette sat down with Ronald Ferguson, an MIT-trained economist who has been teaching public policy for more than three decades at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), to talk about the new book he...
For many families, the holidays are about getting together with relatives and friends. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, children younger than 5 years old are not yet eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. Even though children ages 5-11 years can get vaccinated, it...
