When can kids get the COVID-19 vaccine? A pediatrician answers 5 questions parents are asking

A vaccine will likely be authorized for teens by fall. That doesn't mean putting away the face masks, though.

James B. Wood, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine • conversation
March 24, 2021 ~8 min

Parents: Step away from that focused little kid

When a young child is focused on an activity, too much direction from a parent can actually get in the way, research finds.

Carrie Spector-Stanford • futurity
March 22, 2021 ~9 min


Some med students are parents, but where are the data?

"If medical students who are parents are not adequately supported, they may be set up to fail at the earliest stage of their careers." New research finds a data gap.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
March 8, 2021 ~7 min

Parents’ pandemic depression boosted kids’ anxiety

Two of five parents met the criteria for major depression during the early days of the pandemic. That affected their kids' anxiety and home schooling.

Jared Wadley-Michigan • futurity
March 4, 2021 ~4 min

Family-based approach eases ADHD behaviors in kids

The family-centered Nurtured Heart Approach for the treatment of ADHD showed positive results in reducing impulsive behaviors in kids with the condition.

U. Arizona • futurity
March 2, 2021 ~6 min

Pandemic pushed many moms out of the workforce

New research documents how the COVID-19 pandemic, and resulting loss of in-person education for kids, has sidelined mothers from the workforce.

Sara Savat-WUSTL • futurity
March 2, 2021 ~10 min

Pandemic pushed many moms out of the workforce

New research documents how the COVID-19 pandemic, and resulting loss of in-person education for kids, has sidelined mothers from the workforce.

Sara Savat-WUSTL • futurity
March 2, 2021 ~10 min

COVID-19 adds to worries for parents of kids with cancer

COVID-19 has added worry and strain to already-burdened parents and caregivers of children diagnosed with cancer.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
Feb. 24, 2021 ~6 min


Spanking kids is as bad as abuse for future trauma risk

Spanking has similar effects on children's risk for future trauma as abuse, neglect, and family dysfunction, a new study shows.

Jared Wadley-Michigan • futurity
Feb. 12, 2021 ~3 min

Why your kids know when you’re trying to put on a brave face

Rather than putting on a 'brave face', parents might be better putting on a 'brave voice' to conceal their emotions.

Paddy Ross, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Durham University • conversation
Feb. 2, 2021 ~6 min

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