Jul 19, 2020
Moms – Leena Nasir
If you’re the parent of a teen, you’ll want to pay close attention to these details. It’s common for teens to be heavily involved in their cell phones and super-active on social media, but are you aware of what they’re doing and saying on there? Texting isn’t as simple as you may think it is. Teens have a whole new language established based heavily on the use of acronyms. In fact, unless you start learning what all their abbreviated terminology means, you won’t be able to decipher much of what they’re typing at all.
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Jul 18, 2020
Moms – Alex Vance
The study, published in June, was led by Dr. Faith Orchard at the University of Reading in England. Researchers looked at 4,790 teenagers born between 1991 and 1994 who were asked to self-report on sleep quality and quantity. Data was collected at age 15, and then again at ages 17, 21 and 24. They were compared to a control group of teenagers who slept an average of 8 hours on school nights and around 9.5 hours on weekend nights.
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Jul 18, 2020
Medical X-Press – Lindsey Tanner
The Trump administration says the science “is very clear,” but many doctors who specialize in pediatrics and infectious diseases say much of the evidence is inconclusive. “There are still a lot of unanswered questions. That is the biggest challenge,” said Dr. Sonja Rasmussen, a pediatrics professor at the University of Florida and former scientist at the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.
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Jul 17, 2020
Moms – Leena Nasir
The age of social media is upon us. The children of today are all aware of the various social media channels that exist, and as soon as they’re introduced to these social media networks, it’s difficult to wean them off. Many have questioned what the appropriate age is to allow children to access social media sites such as Facebook. One very clearly defined rule seems to consistently be repeated: no child under the age of 13 should be on this platform. Parents should beware of the content their children could be exposed to.
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Jul 17, 2020
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
New research out of the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) uses digital image analysis technology to shed light on some of the challenges children face when representing their imaginations through the medium of paint. The research also offers concrete insight into the development of children’s psyches, and importantly, offers suggestions for educators to improve children’s cognitive, spatial, and artistic abilities.
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