Connecticut Children's Blog

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.  We hear it all the time: Kids are resilient. But what does that mean, and why does it matter so […]

When your child is 16 years old, their path to adulthood is just starting to come into focus. They’re defining important goals, and figuring out how to take care of themselves. Whether or not they like to admit it, they need support on this path – and their parents could often use some guidance of […]

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. Just like adults, it’s easy for kids to get lost in troubling thoughts, and overwhelmed by the physical sensations that accompany stress. But kids can learn to calm themselves […]

By: Jennifer Twachtman-Bassett, MS, CCC, and Robert D. Keder, MD Educating children at home is a challenge for most parents. It can be even more overwhelming for parents of children with special needs, who are navigating distance learning without the supports their child typically receives in a school setting. Jennifer Twachtman-Bassett, a speech and language […]

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 Jennifer Twachtman-Bassett, M.S. CCC-SLP, CCRP  A hospital visit can be scary for a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), even if the visit is a quick doctor’s appointment. Since a hospital visit is almost never routine, it disrupts the child’s entire day, not just for the time that they spend in their visit. Plus, […]

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. […]