Over eight years to 2017, a Unicef report found, nearly 170 million children worldwide failed to receive the first of two doses. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/world/europe/measles-vaccine-children.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Tag: Children and Childhood
Global Health: Measles Outbreak Infects 695, Highest Number Since 2000
The outbreak, linked to skepticism about vaccines, has led to extraordinary measures, including $1,000 fines and bans on unvaccinated children in public. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/health/measles-outbreaks-us.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Global Health: Widespread Testing Begins on Malaria Vaccine That Is Only Partly Effective
Despite the vaccine’s drawbacks, the W.H.O. endorsed testing on 360,000 children, in an effort to lower death rates in Africa. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/24/health/malaria-vaccine-malawi.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Children Are Swallowing Foreign Objects More Frequently, Study Finds
According to a new study in the journal Pediatrics, the rate of foreign-body ingestions among children under age 6 nearly doubled in the two decades after 1995. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/12/parenting/children-foreign-objects.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Rites of Passage: Excavating My Childhood Photos — and Myself
I wanted to uncover ancient shards of my childhood gender and piece them back into the whole. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/11/style/self-care/nonbinary-childhood-photos-jacob-tobia.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
Warning About Fisher-Price Rock ’n Play Issued After Infant Deaths
The Rock ’n Play is a favorite among parents, but federal regulators and Fisher-Price warned parents to stop using it once their baby can roll over. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/business/fisher-price-rock-n-play-recall.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
A Fire Killed 10 Boys in Brazil, and Exposed the Underbelly of the Soccer Business
Young players with dreams of glory think elite training programs lead to riches. They do. Just rarely for them. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/world/americas/brazil-soccer-fire.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Fortnite
Don’t think of it as an evil video game. Think of it as a rowdy block party. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/opinion/sunday/fortnite-social-play-children.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Belgium Apologizes for Kidnapping Children From African Colonies
Prime Minister Charles Michel offered the apology for the kidnapping and forced adoption of thousands of children born to mixed-race couples when Belgium ruled Congo, Rwanda and Burundi. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/world/europe/belgium-kidnapping-congo-rwanda-burundi.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
How to Raise Vegetable Eaters
Experts offer advice on how to help children develop a taste for vegetables without hiding them in tater tots. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/03/well/family/how-to-raise-vegetable-eaters.html?partner=rss&emc=rss