Connecticut Children's Blog

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.
Media and your Child’s Development
Written By: Rachel Smolin

Media (including television, mobile devices, music, computers, and videogames) has a very strong influence on child development. This influence can be positive or negative. The research on the effects of media on child development and health led the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to ask all pediatricians to help families understand these risks and benefits. […]

Posted In: Developmental Pediatrics, Media Use/Screen Time

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October 28, 2016
How Parents Should Talk to Their Children About Bullying
Written By: Rachel Smolin

All children are at risk to be involved in bullying, but kids who are perceived as “different” are at more risk of being the target of bullying. Children with special needs are 3-5 five times more at risk for being the target of bullying.  This includes children with ADHD, learning disabilities, medical problems, food allergies, […]

Posted In: Bullying, Developmental Pediatrics

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September 4, 2014
Things Aren’t Always What They Seem
Written By: Rachel Smolin

By: Sarah Healy, Administrative Assistant, Division of Emergency Medicine He’s doing it again and I’m cringing because I can tell by the look on their faces what they are thinking. “How rude” “She clearly hasn’t taught him any manners” “He’s too old to act like that”. And so it goes, my life with my child […]

Posted In: Developmental Pediatrics

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