Children’s handwriting is now so bad that teenagers need lessons in secondary school, experts have warned. Handwriting is taught in primary schools, with children expected to write in cursive “legibly, fluently and with increasing speed” by the time they leave at the age of 11. But the increasing use of screens in and outside of […]
Pharmacies across the U.S. are contending with an industrywide shortage of the amoxicillin drug, commonly prescribed to treat a variety of childhood infections, including ailments like ear infections, strep throat and pneumonia. The supply constraint is hitting drugstores as children head back to school and infections spread. A spokesperson for pharmacy chain CVS Health said […]
While marriage rates in America remained relatively stable over the past decade, young people are struggling to start families . A study of marriage, cohabitation, and single status from 2012 to 2022 conducted by Bowling Green State University found that every age cohort’s marriage rate remained relatively similar except those aged 25-34. In that age […]
An Ohio dad reportedly confessed to leaving his baby son to die in a blazing-hot car as outside temperatures soared, after initially claiming the 14-month-old was alone just briefly. Landon Parrott, 19 — who first said he’d left the infant alone during a short bathroom trip — allegedly copped to the heinous move after cops […]
The polarization surrounding mask mandates is deepening as some state and local officials spar on how to approach face coverings protocols in schools, a debate unfolding as more children contract Covid-19. In Florida, which has the second-highest rate of new cases per capita after Louisiana, children’s hospitals and staff are “overwhelmed,” said Dr. Aileen Marty, […]
Five children under the age of 10-years-old have died as a result from an apartment fire in southwestern Illinois. Fire crews were dispatched to the building in Saint Louis early Friday morning, where four children found inside were pronounced dead. A fifth child was rushed to the hospital, but was pronounced dead upon arrival. “It’s […]
