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For a growing number of families across St. Louis, parents and adolescents are grappling with a mental health crisis
"We are going to see the impact of this for many, many years," one expert says of the pandemic. "It is sad, it is brutal, and it’s ugly. It doesn’t mean there isn’t hope, but we have a long way to go on the healing journey.” Read more
Expert advice for parents and educators to help support kids' and teenagers' mental health
Helpful insights from Brian Richter, Ph.D., a clinical child psychologist at St. Louis Children's Hospital Read more
The blogger behind Mom’s Little Running Buddy on staying active and eating right as a family
Katie McFarland on "always striving, never quite achieving balance" while finding a healthy, realistic routine. Read more
Ask the Expert: Navigating COVID-19 during the school year
Helpful insights from Dr. David Hunstad, a Washington University pediatric infectious disease specialist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital Read more
Washington University will begin COVID-19 vaccine trials for children
One trial will test the Moderna vaccine in children 12 years old and under; the other tests Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine on babies to 17-year-olds. Read more