(CNN)Soon, parents across the country may finally have the option to vaccinate their young kids against Covid-19. Pfizer and BioNTech announced Tuesday they are requesting emergency use authorization for their Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 5 years, signaling the potential arrival of a vaccine for this age group in the weeks to come, pending […]
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What Does Too Much Screen Time Do to Children’s Brains?
Consider this: Nearly half of all children 8 and under have their own tablet device and spend an average of about 2.25 hours a day on digital screens, according to Common Sense Media. What is all this screen time doing to kids’ brains? Early data from a landmark National Institutes of Health (NIH) study that began in 2018 indicates […]