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Explaining the Safety of the COVID-19 Vaccine for Children: The Experts Weigh In
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially endorsed the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children age five to 11. Pediatric experts Lewis First, MD, Chief of Pediatrics at UVM…
Social Media Challenges: Why Teens Take the Dare
Caring for Kids During the first three weeks of 2018, poison control centers across the country reported 86 intentional exposures to single-use laundry detergent packets by teenagers. The “Tide Pod Challenge,” which spurred…
Snacking Can Be Good For You
Nutrition Snacks get a bad rap. They’re often prepackaged and loaded with salt and sugar. But where they lose points for nutrition, they win for convenience. So how does one make…
Kids and Delta: Everything You Need to Know
Back to School Rebecca Bell, MD, is a pediatric intensivist at UVM Children’s Hospital caring for critically ill infants, children and adolescents in Vermont’s only Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). She is President of the…
Little Kids, Big Backpacks
Back to School Finding a backpack that makes the grade when it comes to their child’s comfort and safety is an important first assignment for parents. Lewis First, MD, Chief of Pediatrics at…
Kindergarten Readiness Checklist
Back to School With back-to-school season right around the corner, some parents of 5-year-olds wonder whether their child is ready to enter kindergarten. The decision is best made based upon a child’s developmental…
Summer School: How to Avoid and Treat Tick Bites
Caring for Kids Summertime in Northeast brings green pastures, tall grass, warm weather and, unfortunately, ticks. We see the most tick-borne diseases in May, June and July, but the season really lasts all…
Grab Your Towel… and These 10 Tips for Water Safety
Caring for Kids We often say at the YMCA, “The world may be 71 percent water, but children are 100 percent curious.” That’s why, it’s never too early to talk safety. Spring and…
6 Tips for Safer Mountain Biking
Caring for Kids Before heading into the woods, follow our injury prevention expert’s mountain-biking guidance on how to ride ready
Should My Child Get the COVID-19 Vaccine?
Caring for Kids Posted May 18, 2021 Are there any health conditions that would prevent a child age 12-to-15 years old from being eligible to get vaccinated? The only reason why somebody should…
