Pitfalls of Popularity Emily Halevy | CWK Network “Part of fitting in and part of being popular is that teenagers who are popular tend to engage in a lot of behaviors that are valued by their peers. Some are good and some are not so good.” – Marla Shapiro, licensed psychologist […]
Flocabulary Kristen DiPaolo | CWK Network “You can remember just about anything if it rhymes.” – David Carr, 15 Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources It’s called Flocabulary. On the website, teens can download twelve rap songs to their iPods that include 500 SAT-caliber words. 15-year-old Eric Steinberg […]
Dehydration (ER) Kristen DiPaolo | CWK Network “If the sodium is tremendously high, which can happen in dehydration sometimes, or tremendously low, there are neurologic consequences to that.” -Dr. Cedric Miller, MD Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources Five-year-old Sonal has a stomach virus. She’s vomited more than […]
Speed Debate Robert Seith | CWK Network “As long as you understand it’s not a public speaking contest the academic value of it is that they’re thinking very quickly but they’re also listening very critically and most of us do not listen. And these kids have a concentration level that we […]
Fragile X Robert Seith | CWK Network “Our feeling is that if one could reverse that block with the gene, certainly improvements would be expected. Whether or not you could cure it is just unknown.“ – Stephen Warren, Ph.D., Emory University researcher, talking about Fragile-X. Related Information What Parents Need […]
Ear Infections Kristen DiPaolo | CWK Network “In most cases if it’s a mild ear infection, if we watch and wait, the symptoms go away, the ear infection goes away, and the child does not need antibiotics.”– Dr. Michael Levine, MD, Pediatrician Related Information What Parents Need To Know Resources […]
Car Accident (ER) Emily Halevy | CWK Network “You can just imagine his little body just banging around inside the van that rolled four times. If he hadn’t been restrained it could have been a terrible outcome.” – Dr. Lonnie King, emergency pediatrics, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Related Information What […]
