Child development

Need TV recommendations for the little ones at home? Check out “Bluey,” “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood,” and “Pinecone and Pony.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Nearly 60% of teen girls report feeling persistent sadness or hopelessness – the highest rate seen in the last decade, according to the CDC.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending earlier and more aggressive interventions for kids who are severely overweight. The move is prompting serious debate.

Can surgery and medication help kids who are severely overweight?

The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending earlier and more aggressive interventions for kids who are severely overweight. The move is prompting serious debate.

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Unrealistic norms and expectations surrounding parenting, exacerbated by the COVID pandemic, are destroying moms. That’s the argument in the book “Screaming On The Inside.”

Parenting expectations in US can be unfair to both moms and dads, explains author

Unrealistic norms and expectations surrounding parenting, exacerbated by the COVID pandemic, are destroying moms. That’s the argument in the book “Screaming On The Inside.”

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Nikki Chase hosts the podcast “Adult Chicken.” It’s about escaping an abusive relationship and raising special needs kids as a single mom.

Single mom shares experience parenting special needs kids on podcast ‘Adult Chicken’

Nikki Chase hosts the podcast “Adult Chicken.” It’s about escaping an abusive relationship and raising special needs kids as a single mom.

from Greater LA

Scientist Temple Grandin credits her success to how she thinks: in pictures.

Are you a verbal thinker or visual thinker? Temple Grandin breaks it down

Scientist Temple Grandin credits her success to how she thinks: in pictures.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Actress Constance Wu’s new memoir, “Making a Scene,” is about growing up in Virginia and transitioning from theater, to TV, to film.

Constance Wu is done repressing trauma endured on ‘Fresh Off the Boat’

Actress Constance Wu’s new memoir, “Making a Scene,” is about growing up in Virginia and transitioning from theater, to TV, to film.

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The birth rate is the lowest it’s been in U.S. history. Meanwhile, climate change is a growing reason why Gen Zers and millennials are not having kids.

Want kids but afraid of climate change? So are these people

The birth rate is the lowest it’s been in U.S. history. Meanwhile, climate change is a growing reason why Gen Zers and millennials are not having kids.

from Greater LA

A new PBS film looks at how people are finding a voice and income stream on TikTok, but also harassment and censorship.

‘TikTok, Boom.’ director: How to get social media benefits without the harms?

A new PBS film looks at how people are finding a voice and income stream on TikTok, but also harassment and censorship.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Californians ages 18-24 are experiencing more anxiety and depression compared to past years, and many are struggling to get help due to financial costs or a lack of access to services.

No issue is trivial: Why it’s critical to address young adult mental health

Californians ages 18-24 are experiencing more anxiety and depression compared to past years, and many are struggling to get help due to financial costs or a lack of access to services.

from Greater LA

Months into this school year, some LAUSD students are anxious, depressed, and lonely, says teacher Aviva Alvarez-Zakson.

LAUSD teachers provide first line of mental health defense for students

Months into this school year, some LAUSD students are anxious, depressed, and lonely, says teacher Aviva Alvarez-Zakson.

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Growing up, David Ambroz had a mom with mental illness, and his family experienced homelessness before he moved to the foster care system, which can be especially hard for LGBTQ youth.

David Ambroz on forgiving mom’s abuse, surviving homelessness and foster care

Growing up, David Ambroz had a mom with mental illness, and his family experienced homelessness before he moved to the foster care system, which can be especially hard for LGBTQ youth.

from Greater LA

Teens are typically looking for anti-anxiety or ADHD pills, or lower-strength opioids, but many illicit, fentanyl-laced pills on the market that resemble legit drugs, says one…

Cartels mix fentanyl with other drugs for big money. Teens pay the price

Teens are typically looking for anti-anxiety or ADHD pills, or lower-strength opioids, but many illicit, fentanyl-laced pills on the market that resemble legit drugs, says one…

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Around 80% of high schoolers get fewer than eight hours of sleep per night, and research shows they need more to maintain good mental health.

Most high schoolers aren’t getting enough sleep, new law could help

Around 80% of high schoolers get fewer than eight hours of sleep per night, and research shows they need more to maintain good mental health.

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U.S. school kids lost two decades of reading and math progress, largely because of COVID-induced remote classes, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

COVID-induced learning loss means problem for racial justice

U.S. school kids lost two decades of reading and math progress, largely because of COVID-induced remote classes, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

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School boards nationwide are now a battleground for the nation’s culture wars. One of the biggest groups leading the charge is Moms for Liberty.

Moms for Liberty: From parents rights in Florida to national political stage

School boards nationwide are now a battleground for the nation’s culture wars. One of the biggest groups leading the charge is Moms for Liberty.

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When Rapid City got a new conservative school board, a principal preemptively banned Dave Eggers’ “The Circle.” The author uncovered an atmosphere of fear among teachers.

When investigating book ban, Dave Eggers finds culture of fear in school

When Rapid City got a new conservative school board, a principal preemptively banned Dave Eggers’ “The Circle.” The author uncovered an atmosphere of fear among teachers.

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Nearly 85 kids globally now have monkeypox, says the World Health Organization. There are concerns that the disease may spread as kids return to classes and are in close contact.

No one’s immune: More kids could get monkeypox if virus isn’t controlled

Nearly 85 kids globally now have monkeypox, says the World Health Organization. There are concerns that the disease may spread as kids return to classes and are in close contact.

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After Tuesday’s mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that took the lives of 19 students and two educators, LA’s Rabbi Steve Leder explains why there’s still hope in this dark moment.

Uvalde shooting is an eclipse, light will reveal itself again: LA rabbi

After Tuesday’s mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that took the lives of 19 students and two educators, LA’s Rabbi Steve Leder explains why there’s still hope in this dark moment.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Helena Bottemiller Evich reports on the national baby formula shortage and hears reactions from politicians on both sides of the aisle.

Parents panic as baby formula shortage continues

Helena Bottemiller Evich reports on the national baby formula shortage and hears reactions from politicians on both sides of the aisle.

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