What You Need to Know About Long-Haul COVID

As more and more people recover from COVID infections, doctors are noticing a trend: some COVID survivors — including children — are suffering from long-lasting fatigue, rapid heart rate, memory loss, depression and other symptoms. We asked pediatric infectious disease expert Dr. Alexandra Yonts for more information about these post-COVID conditions — also known as long-haul COVID — and how they affect children.

How to respond to toddler tantrums

It’s happened to all of us — you’re at the grocery store and your toddler spies a cookie that they want. You say “no,” and next thing you know your child has erupted into a gale-force temper tantrum. How should you respond? Why do these meltdowns happen? We’ve asked child development specialist Tara Brennan for some tantrum tips.

Getting ready for a summer of ‘normal’

Returning to our usual routines this summer isn’t as simple as putting on our swimsuits and heading out the door. Here are five tips from pediatricians for parents and caregivers to bear in mind as we send our kids to mask-free camps, vacations with friends, jobs in the community and eventually back to in-person school.

How to respond to toddler tantrums

Getting ready for a summer of ‘normal’

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