Children's Health

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Advice For Separated Families Managing Childcare During Stay-At-Home Orders

10:02pm April 08, 2020

Family lawyer Susan Myres shares her advice for divorced and separated families struggling to cope with stay-at-home orders that complicate already complex relationships.

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Valentina Constanza Cerda Aravena of Santiago, Chile, and Simone Di Benedetto of Italy have had to adapt to a new social life with the isolation measures required to suppress the spread of COVID-19.

Gen Z Under Lockdown: How They're Coping, From TikTok To Virtual Drinks

1:21pm April 08, 2020

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

Gen Z has been criticized for not taking social distancing seriously. We talk to teens and people in their early 20s around the world about why they're staying home — and how they're staying sane.

Doctors say it's not uncommon for the coronavirus to spread quickly through a family. And that's hard on everyone involved.

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As COVID-19 Rips Through A Missouri Family, A Mom Tries To Hold Things Together

9:00am April 08, 2020

by Maria Godoy

Edgar Urriola got sick around St. Patrick's Day; he's now on a ventilator. Then the kids got ill. Now his family is trying to keep life as normal as possible while hoping for his recovery.

"You'll be pleased to know that we do consider both the tooth fairy and the Easter Bunny to be essential workers," New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says, approving the rabbit's operations during a lockdown. Here, an Easter egg drawing is seen in

The Easter Bunny Is An Essential Worker, New Zealand's Ardern Says

1:56pm April 07, 2020

by Bill Chappell

A four-week lockdown will not keep the Easter Bunny from going about its mysterious business, the prime minister says, responding to rampant speculation by New Zealand's youngest citizens.

Ambulances are parked outside of Wyckoff Hospital in the Brooklyn, N.Y., on April 4. A study published by the CDC finds that people in the United States under the age of 18 are far less likely to fall ill with COVID-19 or require intensive care, compared

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U.S. Children With COVID-19 Less Likely To Be Hospitalized Than Adults

3:39pm April 06, 2020

by Richard Harris

A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that between 5.7% and 20% of children with COVID-19 end up in the hospital, with 2% or fewer needing intensive care.

More than 64 million Americans live in multigenerational households. Despite the emotional and financial benefits of living together, families like the Walkers, at home in Florissant, Mo., face a particular set of challenges as COVID-19 continues to sprea

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How Multigenerational Families Manage 'Social Distancing' Under One Roof

9:00am April 05, 2020

by Cara Anthony

There can be emotional and financial strength in a close, multigenerational family, those who live with kids and grandparents say. Now they're finding ways to keep members safe and sane in a pandemic.

Richard Culatta speaks on the TEDx stage.

Richard Culatta: Can This Crisis Revolutionize The Way We Teach?

9:19am April 03, 2020

by NPR/TED STAFF

What does a global pandemic mean for our education system? Educator Richard Culatta discusses the ways we can teach for better humans virtually... and the opportunity this moment presents.

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Liz Kleinrock: How Can We Broach Hard Conversations With Kids, From Race To COVID-19?

9:19am April 03, 2020

by NPR/TED STAFF

When one of Liz Kleinrock's fourth grade students made a cringeworthy comment about race, rather than change the subject, she chose to turn the moment into a teachable one—and start a conversation.

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Thomas Curran: How Can We Teach Kids To Accept Imperfection?

9:19am April 03, 2020

by NPR/TED STAFF

Many students feel unrelenting pressure to be... perfect. Social psychologist Thomas Curran warns that striving for perfectionism isn't just impossible—it's also dangerous to children's health.

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Jacqueline Woodson speaks at TED2019: Bigger Than Us. April 15 - 19, 2019, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Photo: Dian Lofton / TED

Jacqueline Woodson: What Is The Hidden Power Of Slow Reading?

9:19am April 03, 2020

by NPR/TED STAFF

Novelist Jacqueline Woodson is a slow reader. Taking her time lets her savor each word brings her closer to each story, and it lets her pay respect to her ancestors who weren't allowed to read.

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