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How to prevent teen bullying and suicide
When a 7-year-old is bullied to the point of hanging himself, it puts schoolyard teasing into a whole new light. Just this week, the autopsy report confirms that the Detriot boy’s death was, in fact, a...
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Shots for school? How to calm a child’s fears
Many parents know that a needle is in their kid’s future — either shots or a blood draw. And kids know it, too. The mere mention of a needle or, in some cases, simply walking into a doctor’s office,...
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Better nutrition may prevent common childhood fractures
As kids return to school, avoiding playground and sports injuries are on many parents’ minds. But, a new study questions whether nutrition has more to do with breaking a bone than the accident itself....
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Teen parents face stigma when they return to school
Tis’ the season for back to school. Most kids will be accompanied by their adult parents, who will watch those little ones board the school bus or line up with their classmates in the schoolyard....
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Teenage marijuana use linked to lower IQ as adults
Use of cannabis, also known as marijuana, during teenage years is linked to lowered intelligence later in life, according to a new study out Monday. “[We think] that because the brain is undergoing...
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Blacks with graduate degrees live longer lives
Here’s some motivation as students head back to campus this fall. For black students, adding degrees to your resume can also add years to your life. According to a study in the August issue of Health...
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Kids health: There’s an app for that
Class is back in session and kids are donning the latest fashions, tweeting about classes, and trying to stay a download ahead of the latest technology trends. But, before the juggle of homework, exams...
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School lunches get a makeover
This year, students’ lunch trays have a new look. Their plates are filled with fresh fruits, colorful crisp vegetables, beans, hearty whole grains, low-fat dairy and healthier versions of their all...
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Ask Dr. Ty: Kids and fever
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Ask Dr. Ty on Princeton outbreak: What is meningitis?
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Mississippi student, 13, dies of COVID-19 after governor doubles down against...
Mkayla Robinson, an active eighth-grader at Raleigh High School in Mississippi, had gone to classes all week before she died. A 13-year-old girl died of COVID-19 in Mississippi not long after that...
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Babies, toddlers spread COVID-19 more easily than teens: study
A Canadian study has found that younger kids may pose a greater risk of passing the virus on to others than older children. A Canadian study into the transmission of COVID-19 has found that younger...
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Dr. Annelle Primm discusses mental health among Black students returning to...
Dr. Primm is the Senior Medical Director of the Steve Fund, a national organization that supports the mental and emotional well-being of students of color With schools around the country returning to...
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Children’s vision problems often go undetected, despite calls for regular...
Impaired vision can have far-reaching effects on children’s education and quality of life, including poor academic performance. Jessica Oberoi, 13, can’t exactly remember when her eyesight started...
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Covid funding pries open a door to improving air quality in schools
The pandemic has highlighted disparities in structural improvements and air quality in schools—and how both can impair learning. Many U.S. schools were in dire need of upgrades — burdened by leaking...
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What are we teaching children with the viral #PutYourShoesOn challenge?
OPINION: This social media challenge is especially concerning because it both reflects and potentially contributes to the epidemic of violence that is so core to American culture. Editor’s note: The...
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‘Love is Blind’ couple Iyanna McNeely and Jarrette Jones announce they will...
The two became a fan favorite pair on the second season of Netflix’s hit reality dating series. In a joint statement, Iyanna McNeely and Jarrette Jones of “Love is Blind” have announced their split,...
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To help fight racial inequality among our children, look at nutrition in school
OPINION: Research shows that access to school meals can actually lead to better grades in math and reading and that hungry stomachs are a distraction from learning. Editor’s note: The following...
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