children health

Social media giants are planning to aim content at very young users. Can a platform be designed that makes kids’ well-being its priority? What are the risks? What are the benefits? We hear from two experts: A child psychiatrist and an early-childhood educator.

We’ll go On the Record to speak with the Maryland Family Network, a resource for families and child-care providers, about child well-being and services for low income families, and with ShareBaby about connecting families to free diapers and infant essentials.

COVID infections are soaring among children. Why? We speak with Dr. Brad Schlagger, pediatric neurologist who heads Kennedy Krieger Institute, about vaccines, the safety of in-person school, and treating children with lingering symptoms.

A recent report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows COVID-19’s sweeping effects on children’s health in all 50 states. The pandemic has exacerbated a…