Is Too Little Play Hurting Our Kids?

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Did you know that preventative actions for children will have a positive impact at the population level? Credit available for this activity expires: 12/13/24 Earn Credit / Learning Objectives & Disclosures: https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/999187?ecd=bdc_podcast_libsyn_mscped ... Show More

Can spending hours online affect the new generation's mental health? 

Called "special time," the strategy is widely recommended by children's health professionals to help reduce behavioral issues in young children. Here's a guide on how to do it with your kids at home. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Priva ... Show More

It turns out both adverse and positive childhood experiences impact our health as adults. 

Insufficient attention has been paid to the design of shelters and settlements in protracted refugee encampments in Eastern Africa. The results invisibly obstruct young children’s development. 

What traumatic events can increase the risk of having PTSD, how children with PTSD present, what happens in the brain, and grounding techniques. 

Children's health professionals widely recommend a strategy known as 'special time' to help reduce behavioral issues in young children. This episode explains how to do it and why this simple and free tool is so powerful. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.co ... Show More

On entend de plus en plus parler de TDAH, est-ce une nouvelle mode ? Ces enfants, manquent-ils de concentration ? Ils nous tiennent tête en raison de cela ? Est-ce le fruit d'une éducation trop positive ? Ces enfants, ont-ils besoin de recevoir un traitement leur permettant d'êtr ... Show More