Keeping teens home and away from friends during COVID-19
Making sure that teens stay away from their friends during the COVID-19 pandemic is not always easy — for reasons that are not really their fault. They are in absolutely the worst developmental stage for this, because
They are naturally and appropriately seeking independence, which often includes defiance.
The frontal lobe of the brain is still developing, which means that skills like impulse control, delayed gratification, and realizing the consequences of actions are not fully in place.
They are very reliant on, and influenced by, their social networks.
So just telling a teen to stay inside and away from friends isnâ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 14, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Adolescent health Behavioral Health Mental Health Parenting Source Type: blogs
Not a staycation: Isolating at home affects our mental health (and what to do)
As a pediatrician and a parent navigating this pandemic, I worry sometimes that an important point gets lost in the midst of all the helpful posts about things to do with your children in cramped spaces, homeschooling, and other tips for managing the current reality:
This is bad for the mental health of each and every one of us.
Let’s review: We were going about our business as usual and suddenly a possibly deadly virus appeared and shut down life as we knew it. School and daycare closed, and our children were home without any structure or activity except what we create or enforce. Every trip out of the house became trea...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 13, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Adolescent health Anxiety and Depression Children's Health Mental Health Parenting Source Type: blogs
Homeschooling the Village
Many parents face homeschooling their multi-aged children with understandable anxiety and fear. Wrangling children is difficult enough, but how do you deal with children of different ages and needs beyond what the school may or may not be providing?
Flexible Scheduling
While many educational professionals promote routine, a flexible routine often decreases anxiety and allows for more success. Consider the day as a series of blocks of time (1-2 hours) and divide the blocks into types of activities: physical activity (play and exercise), reading (quiet time for language and literacy activities), math, science, social studies...
Source: World of Psychology - April 13, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Colleen Donnelly Tags: Children and Teens Parenting Students coronavirus COVID-19 homeschooling pandemic stay at home order Source Type: blogs
How parenting in a pandemic is an unexpected opportunity
Being a parent in the middle of a pandemic is not easy. Sheltering in place with canceled daycare, school, and college, while also being a doctor or other healthcare worker, working in high-risk, high-intensity situations, presents many challenges.  It also presents many opportunities. It is possible to choose thoughts about being a physician and a […]Find jobs at  Careers by KevinMD.com.  Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now.  Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - April 8, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/jessie-mahoney" rel="tag" > Jessie Mahoney, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions COVID-19 coronavirus Infectious Disease Pediatrics Source Type: blogs
Parenting Through the Pandemic: Who's Working, Who's Caring for the Kids, and What Policies Might Help
To help inform policy decisions that could help working parents affected by COVID-19, we examined the U.S. Department of Labor ' s Current Population Survey and recent coronavirus relief acts. Our review shows us what aid working parents might expect and what kinds of aid policymakers might consider going forward. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - April 7, 2020 Category: Health Management Authors: Kathryn A. Edwards; Grace Evans; Daniel Schwam Source Type: blogs
Glen Tullman, Livongo, Live with Jess & Matthew
Fresh off of a press junket that included talking to Jim Cramer on CNBC & hanging with Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business News, Livongo Health’s Glen Tullman stopped by THCB to talk about the impact of #covid19 (& more) on health tech. Jessica DaMassa and Matthew Holt tag-team interviewed him on Weds 8th April. (Full transcript is below the video)
Here is the transcript:
Matthew:
Hi, this is Matthew Holt from The Health Care Blog.
Jessica:
I’m Jessica DaMassa with WTF Health, and it is our
pleasure to welcome our special guest here with us. We have Glen Tullman, the
founder and exe...
Source: The Health Care Blog - April 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: matthew holt Tags: Featured Health Tech Jessica DaMassa Matthew Holt WTF Health Diabetes care Glen Tullman Livongo Source Type: blogs
Homeschooling Young Children During a Pandemic
America has undergone a total transformation as our heavily relied upon schooling system has closed for business, at least in the traditional sense. As a parent, or guardian, you are probably beginning to shift your perspective on your new role. Substituting for a couple of weeks in lieu of regular instruction is one thing, being responsible for your child’s education and readiness for the next school year from now until at least summer, is another.
While middle grades and high school students have their own challenges to this new learning environment, I believe parents of young children really struggle with this partic...
Source: World of Psychology - April 7, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bonnie McClure Tags: Children and Teens Parenting Students Child Development coronavirus COVID-19 home schooling Source Type: blogs
Kids fighting nonstop? How to manage during school closures
There’s screeching and yelling, rising ever louder (and there even might be some claws extending). School closings and increased family time together can make your living room turn into a wild animal safari, yet without the joy expected from a vacation. If this sounds familiar, try these tips for children 10 and under to help you manage fighting during school closures.
Create a rotating schedule
Structure and routines are key for children, as noted in my previous blog on school closures, which has tips on creating a schedule. Your first goal is setting up a natural daily routine during an unnatural time.
Children usually...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 6, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jacqueline Sperling, PhD Tags: Behavioral Health Children's Health Parenting Source Type: blogs
Is There a Positive Side to the Coronavirus Disaster?The Gift of Hardship and Disappointment for Children
In an attempt to put a positive spin on the current COVID-19 disaster, I am reminded of the teachings and philosophy of the famous existential psychiatrist Victor Frankl. Dr. Frankl personally experienced and survived one of the worst stains in human history, the Holocaust. He survived the insanity of the death camps because he was determined to find something positive within the depravity of events that engulfed him during World War II.
After the War, Frankl turned his horrific experiences and the collective trauma of those who suffered into a positive force that would go on to benefit millions of others in a psychothera...
Source: World of Psychology - April 5, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Peter Thompson, Ph.D. Tags: Children and Teens Parenting Students Child Development Coping Skills coronavirus COVID-19 Disappointment Learning Resilience Source Type: blogs
A Positive Side to Coronavirus?The Gift of Hardship & Disappointment for Children
In an attempt to put a positive spin on the current COVID-19 disaster, I am reminded of the teachings and philosophy of the famous existential psychiatrist Victor Frankl. Dr. Frankl personally experienced and survived one of the worst stains in human history, the Holocaust. He survived the insanity of the death camps because he was determined to find something positive within the depravity of events that engulfed him during World War II.
After the War, Frankl turned his horrific experiences and the collective trauma of those who suffered into a positive force that would go on to benefit millions of others in a psychothera...
Source: World of Psychology - April 5, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Peter Thompson, Ph.D. Tags: Children and Teens Parenting Students Child Development Coping Skills coronavirus COVID-19 Disappointment Learning Resilience Source Type: blogs
On Adoptive Parenting: A Mother Gets It Right the Second Time Around
After I got done reeling from reading those dozens of extremely critical comments at the bottom of my blog post Adoptive Families are Real Families: A Note from a Mom, I began to think that maybe I hadn’t handled the situation with my son as well as I could have. In case, you didn’t read the post, which was published at Psych Central in February of 2020, what happened was my adopted son said that his “real” mother had given him away. This had hurt me. After all, I wanted to be considered “real.” My husband and I had brought him home when he was three-months-old; we’d been through a lot together (to say the le...
Source: World of Psychology - April 4, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Laura Yeager Tags: Children and Teens Parenting Adoption adoptive family Source Type: blogs
Is it safe to see the pediatrician for vaccines and medical visits?
We’re tackling a few urgent questions from parents in this time of coronavirus and COVID-19. Are you wondering if babies and children should continue to have vaccines on schedule? Thinking about how to manage regular medical appointments, and which situations require in-person visits to a pediatric practice? Read on.
Should parents take babies for initial vaccines right now? What about toddlers and older children who are due for vaccines?
The answer to this question is going to depend on many factors, including what your doctor’s office is offering. As with all health care decisions, it comes down to weighing risks and...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - March 31, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Adolescent health Children's Health Health care Parenting Vaccines Source Type: blogs
Don ’t Fight with Loved Ones Just Because You’re Upset
Now, more than ever, people need tools to handle their emotions. Specifically, we need tools for calming our nervous system down and making sure we don’t take stress out on our own loved ones. Families are going to fight more when they’re cooped up. The best thing we can do for our relationships is become aware of our emotions and learn skills to calm them so we don’t behave too badly.
“Every couple I know said they fought after going to the grocery store last week. Even one that went separately. That’s when I picked a fight with my boyfriend. And it makes sense because the grocery store scene right now is really...
Source: World of Psychology - March 28, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hilary Jacobs Hendel, LCSW Tags: Anger Family Self-Help coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic quarantine Source Type: blogs
Why follow a vaccine schedule?
Right now, many people are hoping for a vaccine to protect against the new coronavirus. While that’s still on the horizon, new research suggests that families who do vaccinate their children may not be following the recommended schedule.
Vaccines are given on a schedule for a reason: to protect children from vaccine-preventable disease. Experts designed the schedule so that children get protection when they need it — and the doses are timed so the vaccine itself can have the best effect. When parents don’t follow the schedule, their children may not be protected.
And yet, many parents do not follow the schedule.
A th...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - March 26, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Claire McCarthy, MD Tags: Adolescent health Children's Health Parenting Vaccines Source Type: blogs
The Quality Of The Relationship Between Parents Can Shape Their Children ’s Life Paths
By Emily Reynolds
Our relationship with our parents can have a big impact on our life trajectory. Research has found that those of us lied to by caregivers often end up less well-adjusted, that hard workers are more likely to produce children with good work ethics, that cognitive skills can be improved by having talkative parents, and that positive parenting can impact cortisol levels even years later.
But though we might pay less attention to it, how parents relate to one another is also important for children’s long-term development. A new study, published in Demography, has taken a look at affection within parental r...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - March 24, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Developmental Educational Social Source Type: blogs
