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Newswise: Regreso a la Escuela: Cómo Ayudar a los Niños Pequeños a Regresar al Aula
Released: 18-Aug-2023 3:05 PM EDT
Regreso a la Escuela: Cómo Ayudar a los Niños Pequeños a Regresar al Aula
Cedars-Sinai

El comienzo del año escolar puede ser difícil para muchos niños. Para algunos, la lucha puede durar solo unos días. Para otros, sin embargo, una transición difícil de regreso a la escuela puede ser un signo de una condición de comportamiento o de desarrollo no detectada que requiere atención médica.

Released: 18-Aug-2023 2:35 PM EDT
Kids don't know they need glasses: 7 vision tips for parents
UC Davis Health

Can your child see the blackboard at school? Ophthalmologist Marcela Maria Estrada explains why kids often don’t know they have bad eyesight and gives tips for healthy vision.

Released: 17-Aug-2023 12:20 PM EDT
Dropping your student off at college? Expert shares advice for parents.
Virginia Tech

Starting college is a big deal for students. It’s also a big deal for parents.   When students move into a campus residence hall or apartment, it may be the first time that they have lived away from home.

Newswise: Back-to-School: How to Help Young Children Return to the Classroom
Released: 17-Aug-2023 11:55 AM EDT
Back-to-School: How to Help Young Children Return to the Classroom
Cedars-Sinai

The start of the school year can be tough for many children. For some, the struggle might last just a few days. For others, however, a difficult transition back to school might be a sign of an undetected behavioral or developmental condition that requires medical attention.

Released: 16-Aug-2023 1:30 PM EDT
As Kids Go Back To School, Parents Prepare For A Healthy School Year
Hackensack Meridian Health

Variety of health back to school pitches from the experts at Hackensack Meridian Children's Health

Released: 16-Aug-2023 11:25 AM EDT
Health Clinics in Rural NY Schools Improve Child Health Care
Cornell University

In a rural region of upstate New York, students attending schools with nonprofit-run health clinics received more medical care, relied less on urgent care, and missed less school, according to an analysis led by Cornell University researchers.

   
Released: 15-Aug-2023 4:05 PM EDT
London classrooms need more support to improve air quality
University of Surrey

Classrooms using dual ventilation systems can cut harmful air pollution in half compared to those that use normal ventilation, according to findings by the University of Surrey's Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE).

   
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Released: 15-Aug-2023 2:40 PM EDT
Technology is changing the classroom, but not how students learn
James Madison University

From artificial intelligence to digital concept maps, technology may be changing the classroom, but not how students learn. Meta-analytic studies on instructional technology have found that technology does not impact student learning. The single most important influence on learning is the teacher.

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7-Aug-2023 11:45 PM EDT
Treating back-to-school ear infections without antibiotic resistance (video)
American Chemical Society (ACS)

“Back-to-school” season means earaches. Today, a team reports a single-use nanoscale system unlikely to generate resistance. It can kill an ear-infection-causing bacterium in animals with a compound like bleach, and it could someday be used in a gel. They will present their results at ACS Fall 2023.

Released: 14-Aug-2023 1:05 PM EDT
FSU literary experts offer tips for navigating back-to-school disruptions and building strong reading habits for young learners
Florida State University

Published: August 14, 2023 | 11:19 am | SHARE: Going back to school is disruptive for children on several fronts. Overnight their routines change and behaviors around learning tend to go from being unstructured to structured.  Reading practices, especially when done with others — parents, siblings, other family members and caregivers — serve as a great way to ease both challenges, according to experts with Florida State University’s Florida Center for Reading Research, or FCRR.

Newswise: Video games and social media: Factors disrupting healthy student sleep
Released: 14-Aug-2023 10:15 AM EDT
Video games and social media: Factors disrupting healthy student sleep
American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)

New survey data from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine reveals that parents blame video games (50%) and social media (44%) for negatively affecting the sleeping schedules of school-aged children and teens.

Released: 10-Aug-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Back to school: MSU experts on health and safety issues for students
Michigan State University

Over 50 million K-12 students across the United States will return to classrooms this month, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Michigan State University experts provide guidance on how to ensure students are physically and mentally prepared for the new school year.

   
Released: 10-Aug-2023 2:45 PM EDT
As Kids Go Back To School, Parents Prepare For A Healthy School Year
Hackensack Meridian Health

Medical experts offer tips on various back to school health concerns to prepare for a healthy successful school year.



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