Silicon Valley dreamers I have long imagined a world where each child holds a laptop. It sounds good on paper, but has proven stubbornly difficult to manifest in reality. Not only do you need a computer cheap enough to sell it to schools for little money, but you also need …
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The Kids Are not Alright. An economic shutdown to curb the virus has meant that many pillars of American childhood, like ice cream trucks and McDonald’s PlayPlace, are off limits due to the nature of their friendship with children, because where children go, the germs continue. That means kids like …
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(Newser) – Parents of preschoolers can think about adding a dog to the family. A new study from Australia suggests that young children develop better social and emotional skills if they have a dog, reports Yahoo News. The study, which was based on data from a comprehensive survey of Australian …
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Coronavirus may be causing terrifying neurological problems in some children. Young people can help beat the new virus itself, but children may be more vulnerable to a secondary disease causing brain damage that follows coronavirus infection. The disorder, called pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome COVID-19, is believed to be a debilitating …
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A new study involving more than 92,000 COVID-19 patients in Brazil shows that the odds of serious illness, ventilatory support requirement, and death are reduced with a trivalent recent flu shot. This seems to indicate that these vaccines should be used as widely as possible to reduce the risk of …
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