Growing Healthy

By: Stacy Chandna, MS, CIP During the COVID-19 pandemic, families have been forced to find creative ways to keep kids active while still avoiding high-risk activities. With some youth sports canceled, the colder, winter months are pushing that creativity to new lengths. Stacy Chandna, co-director of Kohl’s Start Childhood Off Right program, joins the blog with tips. […]

When violence erupted at the U.S. Capitol last week, many kids who were learning from home witnessed news coverage in real time. Those who didn’t probably heard reports from friends, social media, or by picking up on the distress of adults around them. Which raises a question that parents often struggle with after scary and […]

This coming Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. And although the COVID-19 pandemic has ruled out many in-person parades and events for MLK Day, your family can still celebrate Dr. King’s legacy of peace, service and equality right at home. Here are kid-friendly ideas.     Want more articles like this […]

In addition to all the news about the COVID-19 vaccine, you’ve probably been hearing a lot about a new strain of COVID-19 that originated in the UK, and has since spread to the U.S. and other countries. Researchers are still gathering information about this new variant, including whether it might more easily infect children than […]

Growing up means blazing your own trail. For the past 13 years, Connecticut Children’s has been watching Penny Ringrose do just that. Penny, who has Down syndrome, has been coming to Connecticut Children’s since the day she was born, when she was rushed to our nationally-ranked neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for a severe heart […]

Life with kids is rarely predictable, but COVID-19 school closures, quarantines, and shifting work schedules have taken things to an extreme. Connecticut Children’s pediatric psychologist Lauren Ayr-Volta, PhD, has tips for creating consistency in all that chaos.     Want more articles like this from pediatric experts you trust? Sign up for our weekly newsletter. […]

By: Haley Duscha, RDN, CDN No matter what you’ve got planned to entertain your kids this holiday break – and all winter long! – you’ll want to keep them fueled up with nutritious snacks. Bonus points for recipes that make it easy to get kids involved in the kitchen, and that help you sneak healthy […]

The FDA has now approved two COVID-19 vaccines, and last week, frontline healthcare workers – including our Connecticut Children’s healthcare heroes – began receiving their first doses. This is a historic moment, and a hopeful one. We know that many families are eager to hear what happens next. Connecticut Children’s Physician-in-Chief Juan Salazar, MD, MPH, shares […]

You ask, we answer. In each edition of “Ask a Pediatrician,” Connecticut Children’s pediatric experts respond to a question from our community. Now that the COVID-19 vaccine is here, families are wondering what it means for daily life, and all of the traditions and activities they’ve put on hold. Connecticut Children’s pediatric infectious disease expert John […]