Aabout 230 children are waiting in line for services at Kids Campus, a preschool and child care center at Santa Fe Community College. Applications keep rolling in every day — from college staff, students and the wider community. Director Deyanira Contreras said the wait list for the program, which has a capacity to serve 120 […]
Dec 21, 2021 Since July, all but the most affluent families across the country have been receiving child tax credits as monthly cash payments — a first-of-its-kind policy jujitsu that converted a tax break, usually given out as a lump sum at the end of the financial year, into an additional income that expanded America’s […]
Credit Colerain Police Department Tough question. Do today’s parents have the coping skills, the resources, the drive to launch into 5th gear when they have a child diagnosed with autism? Was the 1990s birth cohort of parents a different breed? Or did we have fewer obstacles like a Covid lockdown? When I had three children […]
Confounding question: Environmental, not genetic, factors may explain the link between eating disorders and having a child with autism. Vasileios Economou/Getty Images Women with anorexia nervosa before or during pregnancy have an increased chance of having a child with autism or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to a new study. About 20 percent of people […]
The parenting experience is warm, fulfilling yet full of challenges at times. Sleepless nights, and days worrying about the young one’s safety and needs, stress is a normal part of the parenting experience. Many parents with developing children face daily life issues that contribute to their stress. Moreover, having a child with an intellectual disability […]
Being a mother can be exhausting and there are many things that make motherhood so hard and difficult, but one of them is often overlooked. When mom is raising kids, she makes sure they have the food they need, that they are in school, and that they have everything they need to succeed in life. […]
“I don’t want to go to Holland!” I cried to my mother the day I realized my daughter had special needs. My mother knew what I meant without further explanation. She had the poem on her wall for years when I was younger – about what it is like to raise a child with special […]
Sleep disorders are very common in children with rates between 25-40%. Unfortunately, the vast majority go undetected and untreated, although there are good treatment options for most pediatric sleep disorders. ADHD symptoms and symptoms of sleep disorders in children can also overlap, reinforce each other, or lead to misdiagnosis. Children suffer from many of the […]
Singer and songwriter Kevin Whelan has always made music, especially in the 90s and early 2000s when he sang and played bass for an indie rock band called The Wrens. But although The Wrens released their last album, The Meadowlands, to almost universal acclaim in 2003, the New Jersey band never released another album. They […]
However, the study does not prove that prenatal cannabis use caused the children’s behavior problems. Some of the mothers reported using cannabis after giving birth (although THC can pass through breast milk). And women who use cannabis may differ in other ways from abstinent women who put their children at risk for behavioral problems. They […]
If you’re separated or divorced and share custody with your ex-spouse, the upcoming holiday season may be something to fear instead of looking forward to. It doesn’t have to be if you focus your efforts on keeping your emotions in check and prioritizing your children’s needs. Like anything else that is meaningful and worthwhile, successful […]
Everyday life can be a challenge for parents. With children and school and pets and work – then there is another child with exceptions – and it’s easy to see that everyday life involves a lot of juggling. Sometimes we can do anything, but sometimes not so much. Instead of being productive, we turn our […]
