Ensuring your children stay healthy benefits them and sets them up for a lifetime of good habits. To start, it's important to prioritize a nutritious, well-rounded diet for our little ones to help strengthen their bodies and support proper growth and development....
Having a baby is an exciting and overwhelming life event. You may have already prepared for the final nine months of your pregnancy, but are you also prepared financially? Whether this is your first or fourth child, planning financially for childcare and medical...
 In the way we take care of our physical health, we must pay the same respect to mental health, especially during the bad days when we feel stressed and anxious about life. That’s when we have to be strong, reset, and do things to help improve our mental state. As for...
Healthcare access plays a crucial role in a child's growth and well-being. From birth until age five, a child's brain develops rapidly and is highly influenced by environmental factors. Regular access to pediatric care and preventative screenings for developmental...
Do you have a baby on the way? Congratulations! Pregnancy is a period of excitement, joy, and expectation. It can, however, also be a very overwhelming event. There are many factors to consider and choices to make when pregnant. Here are some pointers to guide you to...
Your children may have questions about the changing climate. Many are hearing about or experiencing climate-change-fueled disasters such as wildfires and severe storms. Climate change affects everyone, but it impacts kids the most. Children are especially vulnerable...
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...
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: Harvard Health Publishing The FDA authorized the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. After conducting their own review, the CDC now recommends this vaccine for children in this age range, who can begin receiving their...