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How to Support a Child's Media Diet By Annika Anderson, MPH: By: Annika Anderson, MPH In a world that is more digitally active than ever before, childcare professionals, physicians and caregivers are toggling widespread beliefs about children’s media use and whether it hinders or promotes development. Adults who facilitate children’s media

An Innovation Journey By: Allison Matthews-Wilson, LCSW Here at Connecticut Children’s Office for Community Child Health, and at Connecticut Children’s at large, there’s a lot of talk about innovation. Where to find it, how to foster it, and how to fund it. I’m proud to say, in the space I work, we

Beyond Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis: Melina's Story When Melina, at age 10, felt a shooting pain in her leg and suddenly couldn’t put weight on it, her family assumed it would mean physical therapy at worst. They never imagined it would mean emergency surgery so she could play sports, dance, or possibly just walk normally again

STRIVE Hosts Second Annual Career Panel with a STEM Focus On March 12, Bloomfield High School hosted the 2nd annual STRIVE STEM career panel, an event organized by Connecticut Children's Research Operations and Development team. This was the first of three career panels, which aim to provide mentorship and promote future career

How to Talk to Teens About Dating Safely By Preeti Sandhu, PsyD: Everyone, at every age, deserves healthy, positive relationships. For teens who are just starting out, it’s not always easy to know what that means. Dr. Preeti Sandhu, pediatric psychologist, shares ways to help your teen navigate the dating world and be their own advocate for

Improving Global Health Outcomes By Adam Silverman, MD: By: Adam Silverman, MD Connecticut Children’s is committed to providing high quality medical and surgical care to patients living in Connecticut and beyond. However, our organization is also committed to caring for patients and educating providers around the world. We do this

Such a Miracle: Jack's Story At 17 weeks pregnant, Ashley Donnelly’s water broke. She wasn’t even halfway through a full-term pregnancy. At her Ob/Gyn’s office, and then with her maternal fetal medicine team, the experts gently prepared her for the worst. “I could see it on everybody’s faces,” she says.

First in Connecticut: Luna’s Story Technology that enables a devastating sports injury to heal itself? At Connecticut Children’s, it’s no longer beyond imagination. Connecticut Children’s recently became the first health system in Connecticut to use the BEAR® Implant to treat a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL

Carter’s Story: Empowering Families to Support Kids Ashley Burkman and her husband, Matt Chella, were thrilled to welcome their twin sons Calvin and Carter into the world in May 2019. The pregnancy had been a healthy one for Ashley with no signs of anything abnormal for the babies. However, shortly after the boys’ birth at 38

Observing Jewish American Heritage Month With Kids Jewish American Heritage Month offers a valuable opportunity to educate children about the extensive 350-year history of Jewish contributions to American culture. At Connecticut Children’s, we embrace Jewish American Heritage Month alongside other cultural celebrations, aiming to

Can Math Teach Us to Strengthen Systems to Help Children and Families? By Scott Orsey: By: Scott Orsey Change is hard, especially where structure creates imbalance in perspectives, power and impact. When years of good intentions yield underwhelming results for children and families, it is time to question the approach. In this four-part blog series, Scott Orsey

Determinants of X By Scott Orsey: By: Scott Orsey Change is hard, especially where structure creates imbalance in perspectives, power and impact. When years of good intentions yield underwhelming results related to health and well-being outcomes, it is time to question the approach. In this four-part blog series

Beyond Craniosynostosis: Jack’s Story By Jonathan Martin, MD: Katelyn and Eric McGlone had been parents for exactly five weeks and one day when they got the news: Their newborn son, Jack, needed surgery on his skull for a condition called craniosynostosis. They were stunned, and scared. Jack was just so tiny. They were still getting the

The World’s Smallest Mechanical Heart Valve: Ellis’ Story To solve a life-threatening heart defect, Ellis Schwartz-Mosca’s care team at Connecticut Children’s had to think big – by thinking small. On Oct. 27, Connecticut Children’s pediatric cardiac surgeons successfully implanted the world’s tiniest mechanical heart valve into Ellis’

Little Warrior: Jazz’s Story Milagros knew in her heart that her daughter was sick. But for a long time, no one else seemed to believe her. Jazz, age 3, had been plagued with mysterious symptoms for months. She’d been spitting up for no reason, and waking with bad headaches. Milagros brought her to doctors