Apr 9, 2022
KQED News Mind/Shift – Deborah Farmer Kris
When kids and teens experience challenges or loss, they often feel pressure to hide their struggles or show their strength by quickly bouncing back. Susan Cain wrote about the unexpected benefits of sadness and how to help kids understand that all emotions are part of the normal human experience in her book “Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make us Whole.” She previously wrote “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking.”
Read More: https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/59266/how-to-help-kids-and-teens-process-bittersweet-feelings
Apr 8, 2022
The Huffington Post – Sophie Matthews
My floor is a blueberry graveyard. Banana pieces are so deeply squished into the floorboards that I might lose resale value on my home. I find bite-size cheese pieces in my own hair, even though I have no memory of consuming such a thing.
Read More: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-to-feed-toddlers_l_6230c547e4b0b62820293d1a
Apr 8, 2022
Moms – Ashley Wehrli
The pandemic has had a large impact on the diagnosis and treatment of children with Autism. COVID-19 has impacted the lives of almost every single person in this world, in some way. However, it can be argued that children were impacted the most, especially children who had medical needs either before the pandemic, or that arose during the pandemic. They saw a delay in treatment, and some struggled to get a diagnosis. Now, after two years, we are starting to see just what this impact looked like, how children were affected, and (more importantly) how the world can start to fix this.
Read More: https://www.moms.com/pandemic-impacted-autism-diagnosis-treatment/
Apr 7, 2022
Moms – Jessica Tucker
Teenage friendships are fragile. Because of this, they can change on a dime. When this happens, groups of friends that teens used to hang out with can suddenly start excluding them. This exclusion can leave those who are left out feeling confused, angry, and frustrated at the behavior of those they thought were friends.
Read More: https://www.moms.com/how-help-teens-who-feel-left-out/
Apr 7, 2022
Medical X-Press – Staff Writer
E-cigarettes, or vapes, are causing harm and risk introducing a new generation to smoking, warn experts from The Australian National University (ANU) following their government report into vaping.
Read More: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-04-e-cigarettes-addicting-youth.html
