Kids
Ask HN: Autistic? Have kids with ASD? Can we chat tomorrow?
Hi HN! I’m working on a thing with a few folks this weekend at Inception Studio [0], and it’s specifically focused on building tooling to help people with autism navigate conversations and the world. If you are autistic, or if you have kids or family that are autistic, would you or them be willing to …
Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong
Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong There’s an idea about how children learn to read that’s held sway in schools for more than a generation — even though it was proven wrong by cognitive scientists decades ago. Teaching methods based on this idea can make it harder for children to …
Reducing Kids’ Health Risks as They Head Back to School | Latino Voices | Chicago News
Classes are back in session this week at many school districts, including at Chicago Public Schools. As the pandemic continues to evolve, this year comes with new COVID-19 protocols. “The science is pretty much supporting all the changes that CDC is doing,” said Dr. Geraldine Luna, medical director at the Chicago Department of Public Health. “The reports …
Tips for Parenting Healthy Habits in Kids with Mental Health Challenges | SBM
April Bowling, MA, ScD, Merrimack College, and James Slavet, PhD, Marblehead High School About one in every five US youth has a diagnosed mental health condition. Many more struggle with symptoms of anxiety or depression. Fortunately, research has shown that getting daily movement and enough sleep can meaningfully improve kids’ mental health. Developing healthy sleep and exercise …
Taking Your Kids to the Movies – Imagine That, 2009
Seeing Eddie Murphy on the screen can’t but leave you with a smile. He’s bigger than life. He generates charisma, and he has a self-knowing warmth that extends from his days on SNL right through until Imagine That, his latest small masterpiece. This is a movie about an everyday man. He’s that father who’s preoccupied …
STAR Kids Managed Care Advisory Committee (SKMCAC) Agenda
Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), John H. Winters Building, Public Hearing Room 125, First Floor701 West 51st Street, Austin, Texas 78751United States This meeting will be webcast. Members of the public may attend the meeting in person at the address above or access a live stream of the meeting at https://texashhsmeetings.org/HHSWebcast. Select the …
Health officials worried about lower school enrollment, lack of vaccinations for kids
CHARLOTTE COUNTY Fewer kindergartners are enrolled in school in 2022 than in 2019, and health authorities are concerned there is no way to know whether many are vaccinated against common diseases like measles. During the last school year, enrollment for children in kindergarten was about 10% lower than the year before, and a look …
Science and tech: The app founder inspiring kids
Pearce Jarrett is a machine learning engineer and founder of Gwaan, a motivational fitness app that uses AI technology. The 28-year-old began the app 18 months ago and it has since won a UKRI Young Innovators Award. Fewer than 2% of academic staff working in science, technology, engineering and maths are black according to new …
Pandemic continues to take a toll on kids’ mental health
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Two years after the start of COVID-19 in Michigan, healthcare providers sound the alarm about childhood development issues. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the pandemic-related decline in children’s mental health is now a national emergency. The report found depression and anxiety diagnoses continue to increase among youth. Pediatric …
Police: 6 kids break into Columbus school, cause $35,000 worth of damage
The children, between the ages of 8 and 13, broke into Summit Academy School on Fairwood Avenue on May 30, according to police. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus police said they are looking for six children accused of breaking into a school and causing $35,000 worth of damage. The children, between the ages of 8 and …
