Jessica Grose: I was so struck by the point that you made about how for mothers of children with mental illness who are in danger, that often their only option is to call the cops. Most parents do not want to call the police on their children. You also talk about the very limited options…
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research from Penn State found that children with positive, early interactions with their care givers—characterized by warmth, responsiveness, and a sitmulating home environment—were at reduced risk of childhood obesity. “A lot of the discussion around childhood obesity and other health risks focuses on identifying and studying the exposure to risk,”…
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Kim Maneotis, SafeCare Supervisor works with a local family. The free program partners with families to help them build on the parenting skills they already have and learn new ways to keep young children safe, healthy and thriving.Courtesy Northwest Colorado Health Health content provided in partnership with Northwest Colorado Health. The COVID-19 pandemic has hit…
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EDMONTON — Dozens of students in Alberta walked out of their classrooms Monday afternoon to protest the government’s decision to lift a mask mandate in schools. © Provided by The Canadian Press Samuel Clark, a 17-year-old co-organizer of the protest, said some students gathered at the Alberta legislature in Edmonton because they are discouraged and…
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In the United States today, some 27,000 pediatricians provide care to 24 million children under the age of six. Many pediatric practitioners are overburdened, struggling to provide care to a panel ranging from 2,000 to 3,000 patients, which often requires them to see anywhere from 10 to 30 patients a day. With these numbers, the…
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Courtesy photo The COVID-19 pandemic has hit families hard, and many parents and caregivers are feeling more parenting stress than ever. Families continue to struggle with the impacts of the pandemic on their family’s health, financial situation, education and emotional well-being. Fortunately, there are high-quality parent support programs in our community — like SafeCare Colorado…
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Tierney Sneed, CNN The Virginia Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit filed last month by parents in Chesapeake, Virginia, who alleged that Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s mask executive order ran afoul of the state constitution. The court said that the challengers had failed to show that the dispute met the procedural threshold that would warrant the…