News for Parents - Weekend of Jan 20
Here's the news every parent needs to know this week.
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Goji Team
Date Posted
January 19, 2023
- A study by Populace shows people’s priorities for K-12 education have changed - More parents are prioritizing practical skills, critical thinking, and character development.
- The UK’s UHS is warning vegan parents - Infants on vegan diets may need Vitamin B12 supplements and may affect brain development and mental capacity.
- COVID during pregnancy increases risks of maternal death - COVID was a contributing factor in 25% of maternal deaths in 2020 and 2021.
- Playing blocks helps kids excel at math later - It seems developing spacial skills (including learning shapes, space, positions, directions and movement) can prepare kids for math.
- Young adults want just as many kids as their parents had - But study shows they wait longer and put it off because it’s taking them longer to achieve their goals. Say it with me: the cost of daycare is the best birth control.
- According to a Pew Research study, almost half of U.S. teens report experiencing cyberbullying - Older teen girls (15-17) have it worst, with a third getting false rumors spread about them and a quarter getting explicit images they didn’t ask for. Excuse us while we sign every teen we know up for the Luddite Teens club.
- Adolescent and teen risky behavior declined dramatically from 1999 to 2019 - less smoking, alcohol use, cannabis use, early sex and crime. Experts don’t know why. But who cares why, let’s cheer this on.
- Long COVID can be debilitating, even for healthy kids - More than a quarter of kids who get Covid-19 may develop long-term symptoms. Some young patients exhibit neurologic deficits, which presents with loss of limb function, an inability to walk or move an arm, and may require physical therapy to correct.
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