Nursery World – Staff Writer
Children are more likely to try vegetables and develop a liking for them if they first become familiar with them in picturebooks, and it is this visual link that provides the basis for the See & Eat resources website.
Read More: https://www.nurseryworld.co.uk/features/article/health-nutrition-see-and-eat
Medical X-Press – Rianne Lindhout
Children who have had unpleasant childhood experiences often tend to develop mental problems later in life. They are more likely to suffer from depression or anxiety and they experience a lower level of well-being. Unpleasant experiences include abuse, neglect, divorced parents or financial or psychological problems at home. For a previous study, Van Harmelen and her colleagues repeatedly interviewed a group of more than 1,200 young people between the ages of fourteen and seventeen. They also interviewed one of their carers, usually their mother, about their childhood experiences and their mental state.
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-11-friendship-mental-resilience-adolescents-unpleasant.html
The Miami Herald – Mimi Whitefield
With cases of COVID-19 rising at alarming rates, this is a scary time for diabetics. Many know they are at higher risk for serious complications and longer hospitalizations if they contract the virus and are reluctant to go out even to keep appointments with their doctors.
Read more here: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article247183736.html#storylink=cpy
The Washington Post – Julia Pelly
Kelly Morse entered her 4-year-old son’s pretend doctor’s office one day last April and asked him how she was doing. She was taken aback when he examined her with his toy stethoscope and responded, solemnly, “Not well, you’ve got coronavirus.”
Times News Now – Staff Writer
Coronavirus pandemic has created a disastrous impact on the physical, mental and social status of every human being especially the most vulnerable ones like children. The innocent mind is unable to fathom the happenings around them and the ever pervading lack of normalcy. Also, they are witnessing high levels of stress and anxiety among the adults around them. Experiences of the new routine of staying cooped up at home; unable to frequent places they have enjoyed, meeting friends, play and perform activities that they enjoyed, has created a sense of insecurity in children even as young as two years of age.