May 13, 2020
Romper – Morgan Brinlee
New York State Department of Health is investigating up to 85 cases of what doctors are calling pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome, a rare COVID-related illness that has resulted in the deaths of at least three children. In some cases, children exhibited symptoms similar to those associated with Kawasaki disease, a relatively rare illness that can cause arteries and blood vessels to become inflamed. But what are the symptoms of Kawasaki Disease in children and how are they overlapping with the COVID-related pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome?
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May 12, 2020
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
How children are fed may be just as important as what they are fed, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, “Caregiver Influences on Eating Behaviors in Young Children,” published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
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May 12, 2020
Moms – Ramona Hausmann
As parents, we are constantly dealing with the pressure of societal norms. It seems that no matter what decisions we make, we absolutely cannot win. If you are a stay-at-home mom, you aren’t fighting the patriarchy. If you are pursuing a career, you aren’t spending enough time with your children. If you are co-sleeping, you aren’t fostering independence. If you don’t co-sleep, you are neglecting your child and planting the seeds for their mental health issues as an adult.
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May 11, 2020
Medical X-Press – Samuel Volkin
Children and adolescents may appear to be less at risk for severe COVID-19 symptoms, but the pandemic has significantly disrupted their lives in other ways. Social distancing and the interruption of typical school routines can be especially challenging for adolescents, two Johns Hopkins experts say.
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May 11, 2020
Moms – Katie Lear
I, like the rest of the internet, have spent the week obsessing over the viral song of the summer “I Wonder What’s Inside Your Butthole,” which was written and performed by 8-year-old Jolee Dunn. She is the quarantine hero we need, and also a reminder of the extreme lengths that some kids will go to in order to avoid going to bed. Jolee’s mom, Lisa Rieffel-Dunn, reports that the song was Jolee’s “stall tactic–type diversion to attempt staying up later,” after already being overtired and past her bedtime.
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