This winter we’re facing a triple threat of viral disease.
children
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Nation & World, News
Maine hospitals seeing spike in children’s respiratory virus
Respiratory syncytial virus is a common virus that usually causes cold-like symptoms. One to two out of every 100 children younger than 6 months with an RSV infection are hospitalized.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Book review: ‘Mother Brain’ delves into the science of how our brains are rewired by parenthood
The book interweaves research and data with personal stories from new parents.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The U.S. neglects basic human rights for children
Based on our child marriage, corporal punishment, child labor and juvenile justice records, Maine is one of 20 states recently flunked by Human Rights Watch.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: ‘Fetal personhood’ has a whiff of medieval theology
Recent anti-abortion arguments exhibit a fanatical desire for irrevocable distinctions around personhood and bodies.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Local & State
Driving neighborhood to neighborhood, ice cream truck operator keeps tradition going
Ryan Lowe might be the last of his kind in Portland.
Posted inFood, Recipes
How to get kids to eat a healthy lunch? Give them some control
Make what’s going into their lunchbox a fun project.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Companies, Congress should step up to support breastfeeding moms
For Black women like me, the rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration still lag those of our counterparts.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
New children’s books by Maine writers, illustrators tackle disabilities, with uneven success
Each takes a different approach to stories about, in part, children with disabilities going to school.
Posted inNation & World
How to help kids get through the horror of Texas school shooting
The first thing a parent should do is make sure their children know adults are available to talk to them.