My son has been asking my husband and me for a Nintendo Switch for the past three years. But three months into quarantine and a week before his ninth birthday,…
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How kids and teens are coping with screen time as they learn during COVID quarantine
Since mid-March, when most schools around the U.S. closed due to COVID-19 precautions, kids and teens have had to quickly adapt to learning virtually — which means more sitting and…
Open schools for younger kids, top pediatrician says
Kindergarten teacher Holly Rupprecht carries plexiglass panels to her room at Zion Lutheran School in Bethalto, Ill., on Monday. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) WASHINGTON — Younger children pose…
Natural History Museum Launches Online Summer Camps For Kids
UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — With in-person summer camps and typical summer plans put on hold by the coronavirus pandemic, the American Museum of Natural History is stepping up to…
The North Face Launching Free Program for Kids Missing Summer Camp This Year
Click here to read the full article. With summer camps closed throughout the U.S. due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis, The North Face has found a way to virtually bring…
Make a vaccine? I’m trying to teach my kids the alphabet
By Kate Holton, Emma Thomasson and Stephen Jewkes LONDON/BERLIN/MILAN (Reuters) – It’s tough to do any useful work when you’re stuck at home, struggling to home-school bickering kids, let alone…
Whatever back to school looks like, it has to serve the kids without internet and tech
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