When marriage isn’t the norm, its benefits for kids fade

New research in Chile clarifies why marriage appears to benefit children's health, something called the "marriage premium."

Stanford • futurity
April 20, 2021 ~8 min

1 in 4 parents say kids’ sports fell short on COVID-19 caution

As experts point to team sports as a driver of COVID youth cases, 1 in 4 parents give their sports leagues low marks for enforcing safety guidelines.

Beata Mostafavi-Michigan • futurity
April 14, 2021 ~9 min


Therapeutic food boosts growth for malnourished children

A formula that contains locally available, culturally acceptable foods and is designed to repair the gut microbiome boosts growth in malnourished children.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
April 13, 2021 ~12 min

Why student athletes need a new playbook to stay safe in the COVID-19 era

Kids want to play sports again, and who can blame them? An exercise scientist and physiologist explains why adhering to safety protocols is imperative.

Tamara Hew-Butler, Associate Professor of Exercise and Sports Science, Wayne State University • conversation
April 13, 2021 ~10 min

How children are taking European states to court over the climate crisis – and changing the law

The children argue failure to tackle climate change constitutes youth discrimination.

Rebecca Thorburn Stern, Professor of Public International Law, Uppsala University • conversation
April 8, 2021 ~8 min

Here's how to help your kids break out of their pandemic bubble and transition back to being with others

After more than a year of isolation and empty schedules, some kids might be apprehensive or anxious about interacting with the outside world. Psychology experts provide tips to ease the transition.

Jill Ehrenreich-May, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Child and Adolescent Mood and Anxiety Treatment Program, University of Miami • conversation
April 7, 2021 ~9 min

40K kids in the US may have lost a parent to COVID-19

Approximately 40,000 children in the US, an average of one child for every 13 COVID deaths, may have lost a parent to to the pandemic since February 2020.

Matt Swayne-Penn State • futurity
April 6, 2021 ~8 min

Gym class laws boost kids’ daily exercise

Strong state school physical education laws boost attendance in gym class and how much and how long kids exercise throughout the day.

Neil Schoenherr-WUSTL • futurity
April 5, 2021 ~6 min


Pfizer Says its COVID-19 Vaccine Protects Teenage Children

VOA Learning English • voa
March 31, 2021 ~4 min

Autism rates have increased and show differences in ethnic minorities and links to social disadvantage

Around one in 57 (1.76%) children in the UK is on the autistic spectrum, significantly higher than previously reported, according to a study of more than 7

Cambridge University News • cambridge
March 29, 2021 ~4 min

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