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Connecticut Children's Blog provides important perspective on pediatric health from the same voices that care for our patients at Connecticut Children's Medical Center.
By Connecticut Children’s Center for Behavioral Health New research, brought to light by Connecticut Children’s Medical Center’s Center for Behavioral Health, takes a deeper look at the relationship between social media use and anxiety in young adults. The research, titled “Social media use and anxiety in emerging adults,” featured on TIME.com, found greater social media […]
Academic performance, behavior and mood are all dependent on good sleep. Kids need more sleep than we do (9-10 hours per night for children ages 5-12, and 8-9 hours per night for teens). Here are some helpful techniques to help get your child’s back to school sleep schedule back on track. 1. Avoid stalling tactics […]
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Walmart and Sam’s Club supporting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. That is 30 years of their customers, members, and associates putting their hearts and souls into supporting local children’s hospitals, including Connecticut Children’s. To commemorate this amazing milestone, this year the funds they raise for Connecticut Children’s will go […]
By Donna Barnett, MA, RDN, CDN How can you get all of the food groups into one lunch box? Try a turkey sandwich with 2 slices of low sodium turkey, 1 slice of mozzarella cheese, lettuce, tomato and a medium apple. For extra fun use a large cookie cutter to cut your child’s sandwich into […]
The road to graduation was a long one for 18-year-old Shannon Reilly, but this past June, this inspiring young dancer and Senior Class President defied all odds and walked across the stage to receive her diploma. It was a moment her mother, Marguerite, captured on film and later shared with Dr. William Zempsky, division head […]
By Kevin Borrup, Connecticut Children’s Injury Prevention Center It’s summer and that means it’s trauma season with an increase in injuries and deaths due to car crashes, falls, and drownings. With the hot weather we also see rare events become more common, as children die due to heatstroke after being forgotten and left alone in […]
Written by grateful mom, Christina B. Meet Fiona Jayne, our little fighter, our miracle baby. We had spent a total of twenty-one long days at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. At only five days old, Fiona became unresponsive when it came time to nurse on a Sunday evening. She had what was considered to be an […]