The sight of a baby with a dummy in its mouth has long been a trigger for unsolicited opinions on what the lasting impacts will be on the child. But the findings of a recent study contradict theories about a link between dummies and a common speech impediment, called a…
#parent | #kids | Four arrested plead not guilty | #teacher | #children | #kids
TULSA (AP) — Four people arrested at a Tulsa campaign rally for President Donald Trump, including a Tulsa teacher and a Norman City Council member, pleaded not guilty Thursday to misdemeanor obstruction charges. The Tulsa World reports art teacher Sheila Buck and council member Alex Scott, along with Ashley McCray…
#parent | #kids | #childsafety | Georgia college students stage ‘die-in’ to protest school opening plans: ‘We are not dispensable’
Students and faculty members at the University of Georgia staged an August 6 “die-in” protest in response to the school’s fall plans. (Screenshot: CBS46) Students at the University of Georgia staged a “die-in” demonstration — playing dead on the campus lawn — to protest the school’s August 20 opening plans….
#parent | #kids | Governor Beshear reports 21 children under the age of five tested positive for COVID-19 Friday | #covid19 | #kids | #childern
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WYMT) – Governor Andy Beshear released Friday’s COVID-19 numbers. The governor announced 573 new cases and four new deaths in Kentucky. At least 33,796 Kentuckians have contracted the virus. The death toll is now at 764. 8,589 people have recovered from the virus. 684,356 Kentuckians have received tests….
#parent | #kids | CDC releases studies about severe COVID-19 in Children | #covid19 | #kids | #childern
While the overall hospitalization rate was low compared to adults, nearly one third were admitted to the ICU and one child had died. The highest hospitalization rate was among children who were younger than two years old, Hispanic or Black. In the second study, researchers examined 540 reports of Multisystem…
#parent | #kids | #childmolestor | Sex offender in Yuma has new address
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY)-A level 2 sex offender changes address in Yuma. The Yuma Police Department says Jason Michael Campbell, 46 now lives at the 1800 block of South 6th Avenue in Yuma. Campbell is described as 6 feet, 1 inch, 259 pounds, brown hair, and brown eyes. On August 24,…
#parent | #kids | Coloring books for children about the COVID-19 pandemic and social justice. | #covid19 | #kids | #childern
LOS ANGELES — Four high school students have found a creative way to teach children about the coronavirus pandemic.Lauryn Hong, Ella Matlock, Sofia Migliazza and Erin Rogers introduced Be the Change Coloring Co. in June after launching a business plan in an economics class at the end of their freshman…
#parent | #kids | Why coronavirus occurs less in children than adults, according to new study | #coronavirus | #kids. | #children
The human cell receptor that the novel coronavirus latches onto in its victims is less prevalent in children than adults, which is likely why children may not be as susceptible to COVID-19, according to a new study. In the recent report published in JAMA, the study authors stated that children account for…
#parent | #kids | Cocaine smugglers jailed for trying to import drugs from Ecuador hidden inside yacht | #childabductors
Two men jailed for smuggling more than 66 kilograms of cocaine into Queensland by hiding it inside the body of a luxury yacht were described as being “driven by a cynical and selfish greed” in the Brisbane Supreme Court. British citizen Martin Mayers was sentenced to 20 years’ jail, after…
#parent | #kids | COVID-19, asthma, and return to school | #covid19 | #kids | #childern
Social distancing and lockdown measures have included the suspension of children and young people’s education for several weeks to months. Although the precise educational and societal effects of closing schools are unknown, they are likely to be substantial and will almost certainly have exacerbated inequalities. In countries in which society…