Youth Learning & Wellness

Two guides offer parents clear strategies for early dental health and developmental tracking.

• Dental care: Pediatric specialists start visits by...

Schools and health providers are coordinating to boost safe youth sports participation this fall.

• Free physicals: GSHCS Pediatrics offered them in...

• Kanawha County will reduce iPad and Schoology use this school year, stressing appropriate integration rather than elimination.
• Students face...

The Coalition for U.S. Engineering is pushing policy changes to close gaps of at least 50,000 engineers and 200,000-300,000 skilled tradespeople as federal cuts eliminate $1.4 billion in NSF grants, over half targeting STEM education.

• Montgomery County is suing Meta, Snapchat, TikTok, and Google, claiming their platforms drive rising anxiety and depression in kids.
• Local survey...

• A local family's loss is sparking broader talks on spotting when children struggle with mental health
• Community sessions like Mercy Health's...

Parents facing youth screen overload can build daily outdoor rituals that deliver clear physical and emotional gains.

• Screen gap: Over half of U.S....

Schools face a clear trade-off: AI tools can return meaningful hours to teachers for instruction and support, yet districts struggle with rapid vendor...

State rules differ sharply on physical education. Pennsylvania and New York list PE as required; Ohio, Texas, and Florida do not.

• Documentation...

• Storytelling innovation: Mermaid books blend science with water conservation lessons for young readers
• Hands-on camps: Scholarship-funded programs...

As youth mental health strains families, Emora Health offers dedicated online therapy for parents—separate from their child's care—to process stress, guilt, and burnout, with 89% reporting improvement in 5 sessions and insurance co-pays as low as $0.

A veteran fifth-grade math teacher with 34 years of experience has been appointed to the new Texas Classroom Commission, ensuring educators'...

Early school start times clash with teens' shifted circadian rhythms, causing chronic sleep deprivation below the recommended 8-10 hours.

This...

Short YouTube-based active-break exercises over 12 weeks produced significant gains in primary students' step-up, push-up, sit-up, and sit-and-reach...

Schools, families, and researchers are aligning on youth nutrition through coordinated guidelines, studies, and policies.

• Daily guidelines for ages...

A missing child at Kennebunk's Mother's Beach was found safe, but the incident led officials to stress active adult supervision around water.

• Phone...

Lawsuits and regulatory orders are piling up against major platforms. Ohio's attorney general is leading a class action against Roblox, alleging...

The FDA issued updated non-binding guidance to help processors of ready-to-eat fresh-cut produce reduce biological hazards like Cyclospora.

Key...

Schools are tackling AI integration, cell phone bans, and chronic absenteeism as the new year starts.

• Teacher use of AI tools has doubled to 50% of...

Three complementary approaches are expanding youth mental health support:

• Illinois law now requires 988 info in public buildings and evidence-based...