Looking at social media app use in young children
Many children and teenagers either have or can access a smartphone and tablet, which means lots of time spent using a number of apps. Although...
Poll Shows Kids As Young As 7 Are Using Social Media
Everyone is on social media — from grandma to your hipster cousin. So are kids as young as seven years old, according to a new...
D.C. Parents Press for Traffic Safety Improvements Near Turner Elementary School
An accident that severely injured a father and his two daughters has intensified efforts among some Ward 8 parents to address traffic safety concerns and...
The Child Care Staffing Crisis Is Getting Worse
High turnover and staffing shortages have long been a scourge of early childhood education, but for many child care providers, the struggle has ratcheted up...
North Texas parents, health care providers preparing for approval of COVID-19 shot for kids 5 to 11
Updated 3:30 p.m. Oct. 21: Revised to include information from Parkland Hospital.With the White House detailing plans Wednesday for distributing COVID-19 shots to young children,...
A new school year should always be something to celebrate, whether we’re in a pandemic or not
This story is part of Amy Bell's Parental Guidance column, which airs on CBC Radio One's The Early Edition. I know that technically the new year starts on Jan. 1,...