Romper – Grace Gallagher
There are so many good things to be said about small houses or apartments: they’re cozy, easy to clean, and don’t require a ton of furniture. However, when you find yourself and your whole family stuck inside with nowhere to go, not even the park or playground, you’ll need some things to keep kids entertained in small spaces.
Read MoreMedical X-Press – Staff Writer
Xinyan Xie, from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China, and colleagues examined depressive and anxiety symptoms among students in Wuhan who were restricted to home starting Jan. 23, 2020, and remained home until April 8, 2020, and those in Huangshi who started observing restrictions on Jan. 24, 2020, and remained home until March 23, 2020. A total of 1,784 participants (62.2 percent residing in Huangshi) completed a survey between Feb. 28 and March 5, 2020, when they had been restricted to home for a mean of 33.7 days.
Read MoreMoms – Diane Mtetwa
Parents all over the country are concerned about the negative impacts that social distancing and the quarantine will have on their kids. Being inside all day is having a direct effect on the physical activity of children and being separated from their friends and non-immediate family members may be taking a toll on their emotional health. Many parents are also concerned about how their kid’s education may be suffering after being out of school for months at a time at a minimum.
Read MoreThe Conversation – Mandie Shean
People hate being bored. So much so that in one study, one-quarter of participants said they would rather give themselves a painful shock than be in a room with no external stimulus (music, books, phones) for 15 minutes. This shows how much people want to escape the feeling of boredom.
Read MoreMedical X-Press – Sara Zaske
During this pandemic when few parents can limit screen time, a new study shows that building critical media skills as a family can have a positive impact on kids’ nutrition without restricting their access to TV and computers.
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