Tag Archives: Children and Childhood

The New York Times 7:07 pm on October 26, 2020
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How to Prepare Babies and Kids for the End of Daylight Saving Time

For parents of small children, ‘falling back’ doesn’t mean an extra hour in bed. But the right plan can help ease the change.

#children-and-childhood, #daylight-saving-time, #sleep

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The New York Times 6:04 pm on October 26, 2020
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Forget Halloween. Children Are Frightening Year-Round.

Why little kids have a special ability to creep out their parents.

#children-and-childhood, #content-type-service, #ghosts, #halloween, #parenting

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 26, 2020
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Are ‘Kidfluencers’ Making Our Kids Fat?

Popular YouTube channels often bombard young children with thinly veiled ads for junk food, a new study finds.

#advertising-and-marketing, #children-and-childhood, #fast-food-industry, #federal-trade-commission, #food, #obesity, #parenting, #toys, #youtube-com

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 26, 2020
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Respecting Children’s Pain

A new study challenges those who care for children to end what researchers say is the common undertreatment of pain in children, starting at birth.

#brain, #children-and-childhood, #chronic-condition-health, #lancet-the-journal, #nerves-and-nervous-system, #pain, #parenting

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The New York Times 8:21 pm on October 23, 2020
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Footprints Mark a Toddler’s Perilous Prehistoric Journey

Mammoths and giant ground sloths roamed the same terrain that a young adult swiftly moved through while toting a young child.

#animal-behavior, #children-and-childhood, #feet, #fossils, #mammoths-animals, #new-mexico, #paleontology, #quaternary-science-reviews-journal, #research, #sloths-animals, #white-sands-national-park-new-mexico, #your-feed-science, #youth

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The New York Times 1:29 pm on October 23, 2020
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Can I Safely Send My Kid to Day Care? We Asked the Experts

As states struggle with reopening, parents are scrambling to figure out child care amid a fall surge of coronavirus.

#child-care, #children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-risks-and-safety-concerns, #parenting

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 23, 2020
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‘Now and Then’ at 25: Girlhood Finally Taken Seriously

This movie about inseparable tweens and the grown-ups they became was dismissed in 1995. Today it’s cherished by waves of new fans for the weight it gives their stories.

#birch-thora, #children-and-childhood, #friendship, #glatter-lesli-linka, #griffith-melanie, #hoffmann-gaby, #king-i-marlene, #moore-demi, #movies, #nineteen-hundred-nineties, #now-and-then-movie, #odonnell-rosie, #pretty-little-liars-tv-program, #ricci-christina, #wilson-rita, #women-and-girls

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 23, 2020
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The Complexity in ‘Where Are You From?’

I lived at the same address throughout my American childhood, but neither of my Chinese-born parents could say exactly where they were from.

#children-and-childhood, #chinese-americans, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #families-and-family-life, #immigration-and-emigration, #wuhan-china

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The New York Times 11:23 pm on October 22, 2020
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Schoolchildren Seem Unlikely to Fuel Coronavirus Surges, Scientists Say

Researchers once feared that school reopenings might spread the virus through communities. But so far there is little evidence that it’s happening.

#centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention, #children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-reopenings, #deaths-fatalities, #disease-rates, #education-k-12, #jenkins-helen-e, #parenting, #your-feed-science

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The New York Times 7:20 pm on October 22, 2020
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At 12, She’s a Covid ‘Long Hauler’

Although most young people recover quickly, doctors are seeing more children and teens with lingering fatigue and other chronic problems.

#children-and-childhood, #chronic-condition-health, #content-type-service, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #joints-body-part, #migraine-headaches, #parenting, #pediatric-inflammatory-multisystem-syndrome-pims

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The New York Times 10:35 am on October 22, 2020
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Depression in Pregnancy May Raise Risk of Childhood Asthma

Mothers who were psychologically distressed during pregnancy had a higher risk of asthma in their offspring.

#anxiety-and-stress, #asthma, #children-and-childhood, #depression-mental, #pregnancy-and-childbirth, #psychology-and-psychologists

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 22, 2020
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I Learned This Stress-Management Trick When I Was 3

It soothes me. Makes me more present, less anxious. And it just feels good.

#children-and-childhood, #dreams, #meditation, #sleep

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The New York Times 1:09 pm on October 21, 2020
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A Brief History of Questionable Parenting Advice

Wine is good for children but bananas are bad, according to the Times archives.

#archives-and-records, #babies-and-infants, #children-and-childhood, #parenting

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 20, 2020
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I Used a Sperm Donor. Should I Introduce My Daughter to Her Half Siblings?

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on whether to make your donor’s numerous offspring part of your child’s family — and more.

#artificial-insemination, #children-and-childhood, #privacy, #single-mothers

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The New York Times 6:10 am on October 17, 2020
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Trick or Treat: It’s Mom and Dad!

The world’s worst parents come back to haunt us, in Lois Lowry’s “The Willoughbys Return.”

#books-and-literature, #children-and-childhood, #lowry-lois, #the-willoughbys-return-book

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The New York Times 6:23 pm on October 16, 2020
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Netherlands to Allow Doctors to Help End Lives of Terminally Ill Children

Hugo de Jonge, the Dutch health minister, said that “incurably ill” children ages 1 to 12 should be able to die with the help of a doctor.

#children-and-childhood, #de-jonge-hugo, #ethics-and-official-misconduct, #euthanasia-and-assisted-suicide, #netherlands, #politics-and-government

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The New York Times 5:35 pm on October 16, 2020
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A Mother Takes Readers on a Journey With Her Autistic Son

Amy S.F. Lutz asks difficult questions in “We Walk.”

#autism, #books-and-literature, #children-and-childhood, #lutz-amy-s-f, #we-walk-life-with-severe-autism-book

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The New York Times 10:37 am on October 16, 2020
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The Science Behind Your Child’s Tantrums

And how to nip them in the bud before they start.

#anxiety-and-stress, #brain, #children-and-childhood, #emotions, #parenting, #psychiatry-and-psychiatrists, #research, #tantrums-in-children

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 16, 2020
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Help! My Kids Don’t Want to Go Outside

After months of lockdown, adults just want to get out of the house. For some children, the issue is more fraught.

#anxiety-and-stress, #children-and-childhood, #fear-emotion, #parenting, #quarantine-life-and-culture

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The New York Times 2:34 pm on October 15, 2020
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How to Help Kids Open Up About Anything

Tips for creating safe spaces and developing emotional intelligence in your children.

#children-and-childhood, #content-type-service, #love-emotion, #parenting

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The New York Times 1:45 pm on October 15, 2020
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The Challenges of Remote Learning for Children Who Stutter

Feeling put on the spot on a video screen when you can’t get words out can be intimidating. Experts offer advice.

#children-and-childhood, #content-type-service, #e-learning, #education-k-12, #harrington-brayden, #stuttering, #voice-and-speech

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 15, 2020
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Let Kids Have Halloween

They’ve suffered enough.

#children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #halloween

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The New York Times 6:14 pm on October 14, 2020
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When What Parents Are Feeling Is More Than Just Stress

Paying attention to symptoms like headaches, dizziness and fatigue is crucial, now more than ever.

#anxiety-and-stress, #children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #parenting

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 14, 2020
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How to Make Remote Learning Work? Unmute Yourself!

Longtime home-schoolers offer advice on what to do, and what not to do.

#children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-reopenings, #education-k-12, #home-schooling, #parenting, #quarantine-life-and-culture

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 13, 2020
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Why Are Schools Closed if Child Care Centers Are Open?

School is (whisper it) a form of child care. Child care, at its best, fosters children’s development. So how did we come to treat them so differently?

#child-care, #children-and-childhood, #education-k-12, #history-academic-subject, #labor-and-jobs, #parenting

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The New York Times 5:17 pm on October 12, 2020
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Who Would Win in a Dinosaur Battle Royale?

A cheat sheet for parents of dino-obsessed kids.

#children-and-childhood, #content-type-service, #dinosaurs, #paleontology, #parenting, #toys

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 12, 2020
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In Terms of Child Mortality, It’s a Good Time for Public Health

Despite the crises of 2020, parents can realistically expect that children born today will outlive them. That wasn’t always the case.

#antibiotics, #babies-and-infants, #children-and-childhood, #cholera, #epidemics, #infant-mortality, #parenting, #smallpox, #vaccination-and-immunization

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The New York Times 12:00 pm on October 11, 2020
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C.E.O.s Rediscover the Family Dinner Table

Remote work during the coronavirus pandemic has given executives with children a taste of a different way to live.

#beyond-meat-inc, #blakely-sara, #children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #dimon-james, #ellevest, #executives-and-management-theory, #foley-john-fitness-executive, #krawcheck-sallie-l, #mckinseyco, #new-york-city, #parenting, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #videophones-and-videoconferencing

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The New York Times 2:33 pm on October 9, 2020
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Even as the Economy Grew, More Children Lost Health Insurance

A new analysis shows that coverage levels fell for a third straight year. And that was before the pandemic struck.

#children-and-childhood, #health-insurance-and-managed-care, #hispanic-americans, #immigration-and-emigration, #medicaid, #state-childrens-health-insurance-program-s-chip

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The New York Times 6:44 pm on October 8, 2020
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Why Trump Disdains a Virtual Debate

“What happens when the bully in the bully pulpit can’t be a bully anymore?” a reader asks. Also: Children and social cues in the pandemic.

#children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #debates-political, #presidential-election-of-2020, #trump-donald-j, #united-states-politics-and-government

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The New York Times 3:53 pm on October 8, 2020
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Pandemic Travel, With Another Family or Maybe Three

If vacationing with other families was complicated in Before Times — splitting costs, calling dibs on bedrooms — the coronavirus has only doused the fire with more fuel.

#anxiety-and-stress, #children-and-childhood, #families-and-family-life, #hotels-and-travel-lodgings, #intrepid-group, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #travel-and-vacations, #travel-warnings, #virtuoso-ltd

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 8, 2020
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How to Tell a Great Bedtime Story

Remember the three Ps: pitch, pacing and pausing.

#aesops-fables-book, #children-and-childhood, #content-type-service, #parenting, #voice-and-speech, #wbur

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The New York Times 10:48 am on October 7, 2020
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Parenting Was Never Meant to Be This Isolating

Nuclear families have always relied on a community for practical support.

#anxiety-and-stress, #child-care, #children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #families-and-family-life, #labor-and-jobs, #parenting, #women-and-girls

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The New York Times 1:36 pm on October 6, 2020
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She’s 13, and the Source of a Family’s Covid-19 Outbreak

The C.D.C. and four state health departments described how one girl spread the coronavirus to 11 relatives during a gathering.

#centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention, #children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #georgia, #illinois, #massachusetts, #morbidity-and-mortality-weekly-report, #research, #rhode-island, #teenagers-and-adolescence, #your-feed-health, #your-feed-science

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 6, 2020
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For Parents, a New Level of Big-Picture Anxiety

Beneath the mantle of acute apprehension burns a molten core of profound, long-term worry.

#children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #mental-health-and-disorders, #parenting

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The New York Times 3:02 pm on October 5, 2020
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Parents Face Murder Charge in Death of Girl With Severe Lice

Some experts were skeptical that lice alone could have killed the girl, Kaitlyn Yozviak. The case underscored fears about how the pandemic has cut children off from people who could report neglect.

#brenda-trammell, #child-abuse-and-neglect, #children-and-childhood, #education-k-12, #georgia, #john-joseph-yozviak, #kaitlyn-yozviak, #lice, #mary-katherine-horton, #murders-attempted-murders-and-homicides, #shutdowns-institutional

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The New York Times 2:40 pm on October 5, 2020
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Now Taking the Stage in the Pandemic: The School Nurse

In the school reopening effort, nurses have a crucial role: being the first to spot and stop the spread of a contagious disease.

#children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-reopenings, #education-k-12, #families-and-family-life, #new-york-city, #nursing-and-nurses

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The New York Times 2:20 pm on October 5, 2020
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Is Your Toddler Ready for a ‘Big Kid Bed’?

Figuring out when and how to make the switch can be complicated. Here’s how to make this milestone easier for you and your child.

#babies-and-infants, #beds-and-bedding, #children-and-childhood, #content-type-service, #cribs-baby-beds, #parenting, #sleep

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The New York Times 1:08 pm on October 2, 2020
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Still Grieving Chadwick Boseman, Brother, Son, Superstar

To his brothers and his hometown in Anderson, S.C., the “Black Panther” actor, who died in August at age 43, was a friend who tried his best. “His best was incredible,” his brother Kevin said.

#actors-and-actresses, #anderson-s-c, #art, #black-panther-movie, #black-people, #boseman-chadwick, #children-and-childhood, #deaths-obituaries, #religion-and-belief

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The New York Times 9:00 am on October 1, 2020
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Distance Learning, With Shades of Big Brother

A video on digital classroom etiquette makes it very clear: Your home is no longer your own, and your kids must pretend to learn in it.

#children-and-childhood, #e-learning, #education-k-12

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The New York Times 1:40 pm on September 30, 2020
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At-Home Learning, When Home Is in Ashes

How families in one Oregon community are coping with the aftermath of a massive wildfire.

#children-and-childhood, #e-learning, #education-k-12, #families-and-family-life, #mental-health-and-disorders, #parenting, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #wildfires

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The New York Times 10:19 pm on September 28, 2020
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The Coronavirus Mostly Spares Younger Children. Teens Aren’t So Lucky.

Younger children are about half as likely as older teenagers and adults to become infected, new studies suggest.

#centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention, #children-and-childhood, #colleges-and-universities, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-reopenings, #disease-rates, #education-k-12, #jama-pediatrics-journal, #research, #science-journal, #shutdowns-institutional, #tests-medical, #united-states, #your-feed-science

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The New York Times 4:52 pm on September 28, 2020
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Sometimes It’s Not Just Shyness

Selective mutism is a common anxiety condition whereby kids who are normally chatty at home clam up around outsiders or at school.

#anxiety-and-stress, #child-mind-institute, #children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #education-k-12, #education-pre-school, #mutism, #parenting, #therapy-and-rehabilitation, #voice-and-speech

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The New York Times 9:00 am on September 28, 2020
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Back-to-School Season in Italy

There is a cultural emphasis on children being with other children, and having them go to school in person.

#children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-risks-and-safety-concerns, #education-k-12, #parenting, #shutdowns-institutional, #teachers-and-school-employees

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The New York Times 7:41 pm on September 27, 2020
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The Rise of Child Labor in the Coronavirus Pandemic

With schools closed and families desperate for income, millions of children are being forced into work that is often dangerous, arduous and illegal.

#bihar-india, #child-abuse-and-neglect, #child-labor, #children-and-childhood, #education-k-12, #far-east-south-and-southeast-asia-and-pacific-areas, #india, #labor-and-jobs, #shutdowns-institutional, #united-nations

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The New York Times 3:25 pm on September 27, 2020
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As Covid-19 Closes Schools, the World’s Children Go to Work

Former students are taking illegal and often dangerous jobs in India and other developing countries, potentially rolling back years of progress in social mobility and public health.

#child-labor, #children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-reopenings, #education-k-12, #india, #indonesia, #shutdowns-institutional

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The New York Times 2:23 am on September 27, 2020
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How to Keep the Peace in a School Pod

‘It’s important to approach this with the idea that there’s no ideal situation. If there were, we’d all be doing it.’

#children-and-childhood, #content-type-service, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #coronavirus-risks-and-safety-concerns, #e-learning, #education-k-12, #families-and-family-life, #friendship, #parenting, #quarantine-life-and-culture

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The New York Times 8:13 pm on September 25, 2020
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How Do Children Fight Off the Coronavirus?

The secret may lie in an “innate” immune response that targets unrecognized invaders, scientists say.

#children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #disease-rates, #immune-system, #montefiore-medical-center, #new-york-city, #pediatric-inflammatory-multisystem-syndrome-pims, #research, #respiratory-distress-syndrome, #science-translational-medicine-journal, #your-feed-science

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The New York Times 7:57 pm on September 25, 2020
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Family Displaced After a Disaster? Here’s How to Cope

Experts offer advice on how to recognize the signs of trauma and re-establish some normalcy.

#anxiety-and-stress, #children-and-childhood, #content-type-service, #emotions, #hurricanes-and-tropical-storms, #parenting, #wildfires

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The New York Times 9:00 am on September 25, 2020
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Can We Take the Schooling Out of Home Schooling?

The “unschooling” movement might help us deal with the problems posed by remote learning.

#black-people, #children-and-childhood, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #education-k-12, #families-and-family-life, #home-schooling, #parenting

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