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4:56pm Nov 10, 2021

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Few North Carolina children 5-11 vaccinated in early rollout

by Associated Press

Few North Carolina parents had their children vaccinated in the first days COVID-19 shots were available for kids age 5 to 11, according to the latest data collected by the state Department of Heal
5:18pm Oct 27, 2021

Politics & Government Politics & Government Education Health & Safety

NC health leaders gear up to provide COVID-19 vaccine to younger kids

by Keri Brown

North Carolina health officials are preparing to receive shipments of vaccinations for children between the ages of 5 and 11.
Paul Morigi / AP

9:03am Aug 31, 2021

National National Politics & Government

High Gun Sales And More Time At Home Have Led To More Accidental Shootings By Kids

by Jaclyn Diaz

Accidental gunshot deaths by children handling a gun were higher in March through December 2020 than during that same time in 2019. Researchers think 2021 will be worse.
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5:18pm May 03, 2021

National National Health & Safety

Children Now Account For 22% of New U.S. COVID Cases. Why Is That?

by Bill Chappell

A year ago, COVID-19 cases in children made up less than 3% of the U.S. total. On Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics said children represented 22.4% of new cases.
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9:02pm Jul 24, 2020

National National Music & Culture

New Orleans Musician Offers Kids Trumpets In Exchange For Their Guns

by Jeevika Verma

Musician Shamarr Allen is offering youth trumpets and music books in exchange for guns — no questions asked. He hopes the instrument will impact kids in New Orleans today the way it did for him.

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12:42pm Jul 20, 2020

National National Science Health & Safety

Kids Get Coronavirus, But Do They Spread It? We'll Find Out When Schools Reopen

by Allison Aubrey

Studies show children have lower rates of COVID-19 and have milder symptoms than adults. But there's less information on how much kids spread the coronavirus, which is key to safely reopen schools.
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7:00am May 17, 2020

National National

Coronavirus May Mean Lights Out For Summer Camps This Year

by Tovia Smith

Summer camps are mulling their options for keeping kids and counselors safe amid the coronavirus crisis — or whether it's just not possible.

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4:01pm May 08, 2020

Books Books Arts Education

Judith Warner's New Book On Middle School Suggests It Doesn't Have To Be All Bad

by Mary Louise Kelly

The author of And Then They Stopped Talking To Me tells NPR, "I expected middle schoolers to be these sorts of monsters. And they weren't. They were just kids."
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7:26am Dec 03, 2018

National National Science Health & Safety

Kids With Concussions Can Phase In Exercise, Screen Time Sooner Than Before

by Maanvi Singh

No longer do kids with concussions need to sit in dark rooms for days on end. For the first time in nearly a decade, the nation's pediatricians have loosened their guidance on concussion recovery.

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Beth Nakamura for NPR

8:26am Sep 03, 2018

National National Science Health & Safety Education

To Raise Confident, Independent Kids, Some Parents Are Trying To 'Let Grow'

by Deena Prichep

Research suggests kids who have more freedom and independence grow up to be less anxious and depressed. But in the age of helicopter parenting, giving kids freedom to roam can be difficult.

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4:39pm Apr 07, 2018

National National Education

He Was Oklahoma's Teacher Of The Year, Then Moved To Texas For Better Pay. Now What?

by Emily Wendler

Oklahoma's teacher pay has been low for so long that many experienced educators have left, including the 2016 Teacher of the Year. We wanted to ask how his home state looks now from afar.
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3:26pm Mar 15, 2018

World News World News National Science Health & Safety Education

Is It Time To Bring Risk Back Into Our Kids' Playgrounds?

by Barbara J. King

Are playgrounds in the U.S. too sterile and risk-averse to help our kids thrive? Anthropologist Barbara J. King considers play and child development in evolutionary perspective.