Even young children will hear about major news events – often from other children. It’s best if they get this information from you.
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To understand more about protecting kids' vision, I reached out to Dr. Daniel Greninger, a pediatric ophthalmologist. He explained that many parents wonder about their kids’ vision, especially when they are so young and might not even know their vision could be better and not blurry!
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Five-year-old children are becoming very independent and this can be quite the challenge for their parents! One way that you may see this increasing independence is through their use of selective hearing.
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There are times when doctors and parents don’t seem to understand each other. This often happens when the doctor thinks the child in front of them has what seems to be a minor condition, but to the parent it seems scarier! Once my son had pneumonia. The doctor in me knew he had an easy to treat, run of the mill case. The mom in me? I was worried about him and concerned I’d waited too long to bring him in to his doctor.
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At around age 10 there begins to be a real difference in the development of boys and girls. Some of this difference is the different time of entry into puberty and its associated growth spurt.
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One upside of pandemic parenting for me has been more time spent preparing and eating meals with my kids. We have tried new recipes, done lots of stress baking, and enjoyed the results gathered around our dinner table talking together. This has made me happy and likely has been good for their health as well.
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At this age, many kids become increasingly interested in activities outside of school and home. Many will want to play team sports, some will dance or join clubs. Whatever they do it is a good time to continue working to teach them to have good “sportsmanship”.
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Depression is persistent sadness or low mood and loss of interest that interferes with daily activities. While you might attribute this to your child “going through a phase” or having changing hormones, it may be depression. Depression lasts even after circumstances change for the better.
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