Connecticut Children's Blog

By: Dana Brunell Eisenberg, MA, MSN, APRN Resilience is the ability to overcome serious stress or difficulty, and bounce back stronger than ever. In this series, Connecticut Children’s pediatric experts share keys to resilience, and tips to help your child be resilient during the coronavirus pandemic. When children trust in their ability to master new […]

By Kelly Maynes, PsyD, and Lauren K. Ayr-Volta, PhD Kids are resilient and can bounce back stronger than ever from tough times. In this series, Connecticut Children’s pediatric experts share keys to resilience, and tips to help your child be resilient during the coronavirus pandemic. Even when they’re sad, stressed or frustrated, kids can learn […]

Resilience is the ability to overcome serious stress or difficulty, and bounce back stronger than ever. In this series, Connecticut Children’s pediatric experts share keys to resilience, and how to help your child be resilient during the coronavirus pandemic. We hear it all the time: Kids are resilient. But what does that mean, and why […]

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. […]

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, […]

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 […]