Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
Most children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) don’t outgrow the disorder, as widely thought. It manifests itself in adulthood in different ways and waxes and wanes over a lifetime, according to a study published Aug.13 in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
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Moms – Jessica Tucker
As a result of the pandemic, children have been spending more time on screens than ever before. And while most parents allowed the extra screentime when in the thick of the world essentially shutting down, now that life is slowly returning to normal many parents want to help their children spend less time on screens and be more present and active in life. But to do this after excessive screen time has become the norm, some creative ideas are needed to help kids detox from screens.
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Moms – Ashley Wehrli
The largest study on mental health in children during this pandemic is not completed, and it has a lot to say. A child’s physical health was not the only thing that parents were concerned about when it came to the COVID-19 pandemic. Parents were also growingly concerned with their child’s mental health and the impact the pandemic had on their children. Children had to go through virtual learning, they had to miss their extracurricular activities and go without seeing friends and loved ones. They also had to live with family members and a world that was anxious and a little on edge.
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Moms – Ashley Wehrli
A study was done to look at how the pandemic affected children based on their sex, and it seems that girls have struggle more throughout this pandemic. COVID-19 had an impact on every single person’s life, and the degree of the impact was based on multiple factors. These factors were all individual based on a person’s position in life and their independent lives. However, children were affected greatly, as their schooling was moved to virtual, they had to miss out on playdates and their extracurricular activities were canceled. Studies are still being done to see the exact impact it had on children.
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Medical X-Press – Brae Anne McArthur, Nicole Racine and Sheri Madigan
For most children and adolescents, the past year has been a shadow of a typical childhood. Instead, there have been strict stay-at-home orders, repeated opening and closures of schools, social distancing from peers and other supports, limited or no access to sport and extracurricular activities, and many missed milestones such as graduation.
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