While experts like Dr. Anthony Fauci tell us to avoid crowds and bars to prevent the spread of coronavirus, many of us are still wondering what other places—in addition to watering holes—we should be avoiding at all costs. So we at Eat This, Not That! Health spoke with an Infectious…
#parent | #kids | Fulton student receives American Heart Challenge scholarship | #students | #parents
Each year, the American Heart Association awards numerous $1,000 scholarships to high school students that lead American Heart Challenge events and awards $400,000 in grants to elementary schools that participate in Kids Heart Challenge events. This year, we are pleased to announce Alex White, a 2020 graduate from Fulton High…
#parent | #kids | #collegesafety | ‘It’s Been A Little Lonely, Not Gonna Lie’: Colorado College Students Talk About Quarantine
Just days after freshman, Yazmine Garcia, arrived at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, she had to quarantine in her dorm room. “I knew that there was going to be ‘enhanced social distancing,’” Garcia said. “When they told us about the quarantine I wasn’t shocked, but it was something that I…
#parent | #kids | Parsonsburg man sentenced on carjacking charges | #childabductors
SALISBURY, Md. – A Parsonsburg man will spend 25 years behind bars after pleading guilty to armed carjacking and two counts of attempted carjacking. On the morning of September 9, 2019, 32-year-old Derrick Richardson tried to carjack two separate vehicles near his residence. In his third attempt, Richardson successfully stopped…
#parent | #kids | #parent | #kids | What You Need to Know About BARK – the App Keeping Kids Safe on Social Media
Bark, an app for parental controls, is designed to give parents peace of mind while their teens and tweens are on social media. Created by a parent looking to keep his kids safe online, Bark works by scanning various social media and messaging apps for concerning keywords that could indicate…
#parent | #kids | Isaan man arrested for drug use while driving | #teacher | #children | #kids
Highway police in Isaan’s Surin province have arrested a man for using drugs while driving. Officers were working at a road checkpoint to prevent illegal activities on the road including racing, and to inspect vehicles for illegal goods such as drugs. The driver, “Samart”, and the passenger, Songchai Poksanit, both…
#parent | #kids | Families First Coronavirus Response Act allows some working parents who can’t find child care to take paid leave | #coronavirus | #kids. | #children
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – The Families First Coronavirus Response Act is legislation that was passed by Congress this year to expand paid leave options for employees from April 1 through Dec. 31 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The temporary rule provides a safety net to working parents who cannot…
#parent | #kids | 166 child care facilities in Bexar County have reported COVID-19 cases among children, employees | #covid19 | #kids | #childern
SAN ANTONIO – As of Thursday, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is now providing data about child care centers in the state that have reported positive COVID-19 cases. The information is listed, by county, in a spreadsheet on the agency’s website. The most recent list published on Thursday…
#parent | #kids | WATCH — What are COVID-19 symptoms in kids? | Video | #covid19 | #kids | #childern
Here are the signs to watch for How will you know if you have COVID-19? Kids usually only experience mild symptoms. In fact, some kids who catch the coronavirus don’t experience any symptoms at all. Those who do often feel like they have a cold or a bit of a…
#parent | #kids | Teens are having unprotected sex, driving drunk and vaping among other risky behaviors, CDC says | #parents | #teensvaping
Teenagers are only using condoms about half the time when they have sex, they’re not always wearing seat belts when they drive, more than a third admit to texting while driving and a third are vaping, the CDC’s annual survey of teens found. Every two years, the CDC collects data…