The Conversation – Evelyne Touchette
A baby’s arrival often means sleep deprivation for the parents during their child’s first five years of life. Between a quarter and a third of parents report sleep problems in children under the age of five. It is one of the most frequent reasons parents consult a pediatrician.
Romper – Kaitlin Kimont and Grace Gallagher
Growing up, the best part of the week was pizza Friday, the one day a week when I was allowed to buy lunch. School lunch in the United States seems to have evolved beyond the crustless rectangles of cheesy pizza and slippery green beans I weirdly so enjoyed, but it’s always fun to see what school lunches look like around the world. In Italy, school children are accustomed to penne pasta dishes and fresh tomato salads at lunchtime (lucky Italians). In Thailand, lunch is fresh fish and rice with veggies. In Germany, a combination of meat and potatoes or rice is the norm. Russians students are drinking tea (godspeed to the parents of caffeinated children).
Read More: https://www.romper.com/parenting/school-lunches-around-the-world
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
A rise in cases of short-sightedness (myopia) among children in Hong Kong may be linked to a significant decrease in the time they have been able to spend outdoors and a sharp rise in screen time during the coronavirus pandemic, suggests research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-08-childhood-short-sightedness-linked-pandemic-hong.html
Romper – Ashley Jones
Just when it seemed like things were getting back to baseline, the pandemic has pitched yet another curveball. Thanks to the highly transmissible Delta variant of Covid-19, CDC mask guidelines have changed again, and people have questions about delta and outdoor transmission. Like, is wearing a mask outdoors necessary again? And just how contagious is this strain of COVID-19? Read on to see what is known now and what the experts have to say.
Read More: https://www.romper.com/life/outdoor-transmission-of-delta-variant-masks
The 74 Million – Asher Lehrer-Small
The most recent vaccine timelines say your child won’t be eligible for coronavirus vaccinations until mid-winter, but with shots widely available to adolescents, teens and adults, it seemed the country was returning to something resembling normalcy: Restaurants are full, movie theaters are open and professional sports are back in full swing.