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Discovery Federal Credit Union builds playset for area child
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (651+ words) A team of employees from Berks county-based Discovery Federal Credit Union came together to build a backyard playset for a 3-year-old child battling cancer. The credit union worked with Roc Solid, a nationwide nonprofit dedicated to building hope and playsets…...
Immigration crackdown leaves teens to care for siblings after parents get detained
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1022+ words) By JACK BROOK and SARA CLINE, Associated Press/Report for America The 38-year-old Honduran house painter was swept up in an immigration crackdown that has largely targeted Kenner, a Hispanic enclave just outside New Orleans, where some parents at risk…...
FDA opens safety review of injectable RSV drugs approved for babies and toddlers
2+ week, 1+ day ago (466+ words) The long-acting drugs from Merck and Sanofi are not vaccines, but the government review comes as health officials and advisers under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. roll back recommendations on routine childhood vaccinations. A spokesman for Kennedy described the inquiry…...
When caring never stops: Parenting a child with type 1 diabetes [opinion]
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2+ week, 6+ day ago (646+ words) When my son was first diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, I didn't sleep for weeks. Every beep of a monitor, every minute his blood sugar was slightly off, every outing with friends felt like a risk I couldn't control. The fear…...
‘We can’t just teach abstinence’: How advice on bed-sharing with a baby is evolving
2+ week, 6+ day ago (592+ words) By Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times When Emily Little gave birth to her first child, sleeping together with her baby in bed was a given " despite all the public health messages telling her not to. Nonetheless, the percentage of parents…...
4-day school weeks are growing in popularity, despite a lack of data on the effects
2+ week, 6+ day ago (940+ words) Northeast of the capital city of Des Moines in central Iowa, the 400-student Collins-Maxwell Community School District is one of many across the state shifting to a four-day school week. Like many rural K-12 schools, the district has struggled to find…...
Parents under pressure offer creative tips for moving Santa’s spy Elf on the Shelf
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (763+ words) A few years ago, Kurt Neesley of Redondo Beach, California, was brainstorming where to put his family's Elf on the Shelf for his three kids to find the next morning. "Three glasses of wine usually gets the creativity flowing," said…...
One Tech Tip: Do’s and don’ts of using AI to help with schoolwork
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1033+ words) By KELVIN CHAN and JOCELYN GECKER, Associated Press The rapid rise of ChatGPT and other generative AI systems has disrupted education, transforming how students learn and study. Students everywhere have turned to chatbots to help with their homework, but artificial…...
Kids get diseases like lupus, too. As researchers hunt better treatments, this camp brings joy
4+ week, 1+ day ago (847+ words) By SHELBY LUM and LAURAN NEERGAARD A doctor advising " sleepaway camp? That's how a 12-year-old diagnosed with lupus found himself laughing on a high-ropes course as fellow campers hoisted him into the air. "It's really fun," said Dylan Aristy Mota,…...
Spot of T: Let memory bubbles take you away to good times
4+ week, 1+ day ago (542+ words) Memories are funny things. They can pop up when you least expect it, evoking strong feelings, either good, bad or indifferent. It is very interesting how many things can spark memories: a scent, a person's face, a phrase, a glimpse…...